Vortex Disaster Recovery
Machine-Level Backups for Maximum Uptime

Every 12 hours, Vortex creates complete machine-level backups across all servers — Public, Sub and VIP.
Our goal is simple: to make sure players never lose everything they’ve built, no matter what happens.

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FULL-SYSTEM SNAPSHOTS EVERY 12 HOURS

Vortex runs on a multi-server infrastructure designed for stability and long-term reliability.
Every 12 hours, a complete snapshot is taken of each ARK server — including the entire system, configurations, map data, and clusters.
These snapshots are stored securely on a separate backup server, outside the live environment.

If a host or physical machine ever fails, we can fully restore that server to its last backup — including all player bases, tames, and progress — without losing data across the cluster.

This means that even in the worst-case scenario (hardware crash, corruption, datacenter issue), your world remains safe.

Everything That Keeps Your Server Running

Retention & Recovery

WHY IT MATTERS

In ARK, players invest hours, days, and sometimes months into building their base, breeding dinos, and exploring the world.
We understand that losing everything due to a technical issue is devastating — that’s why we’ve built our Disaster Recovery System around machine-level protection.

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Whether you play on Public, Sub, or VIP servers — your world is protected by a full off-host backup system.

⚠️ Important ⚠️

These machine-level backups are for disaster recovery only.
They are not used for individual player rollbacks or personal requests.
If a full server needs to be restored, it is done only by the admin team in case of:

– Hardware or disk failure
– Corrupted system images
– Critical datacenter issues

This system exists to protect everyone’s progress, not to handle individual losses, 
 that’s what our player-level save system covers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this different from normal backups?

Yes — this is a full machine-level snapshot, not just data files.

On a separate dedicated machine in our backup network.

Every 12 hours automatically.

Between 7 and 14 days (adjustable depending on space and needs).

Automatic retries and alerts are triggered, and a status report is logged.