[Suggestion] Download/Modify/Upload Files

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Good afternoon everyone,

My proposal (as you might guess from the title) consists of making available the possibility of making offline backups, that is you can download and save them directly on the PC.

I understand that this could be very difficult to apply, since it is not possible to upload any kind of files (apart from the worlds) to Aternos for many reasons and this would imply that these backups could only be downloaded, making them useless.

These are the features I thought:

1) Downloaded backups can be opened (and modified) only through a specific software (or through the Aternos website itself);

2) These backups would allow you to download the worlds (even if this option already exists, thanks to the worlds management) and the plugins / mods that we have installed on the server;

If it were still not possible to add this function, would it be possible at least to be able to download all the files on the server? (With file I always refer to plugins, mods and so on)

What do you think about it?

Bye!

I have nothing against the backups we already have (also because they are much better), my proposal was mostly about the possibility of interacting further with the files that we can install on the server.

Currently the only way to install / uninstall / modify something on your server is only through the plugins / mods available and through the settings (and I admit that you already have many possibilities with that).

Let's say that my intent wasn't really the possibility of downloading the backup on the PC, but the possibility of interacting further with our server and I believe that such a thing could be done.

I realize very well that so many checks would be needed, but in my opinion it could be sufficient to limit the possibility to modify / load specific files, for example on java files, exe files and so on...

I'm sorry, I expressed myself badly:

What I meant to say was to allow you to upload your own files except for java files, exe files and so on...

In general I have found numerous examples so far:

- Audio files (mp3, midi...) for musical plugins / mods;

- API files and extension files that increase the functionality of some plugins / mods (perhaps this point is quite delicate, since it could fall into that category of files that may contain suspicious codes);

- Images files for plugins / mods that work on resource packs or on players' skins;

- Schematic, a famous case are those of plot in creative using World Edit (this is one of the main reasons why I asked to be able to download and upload files on Aternos);

- Import of an available language for a plugin / mod which however isn't included in the "installation package".

Let's say that this topic could also include the possibility to move files into a different folder, as discussed in this thread: [Suggestion] Moving Files to Folders

If you need more cases (or more details), please let me know.

But what if that resource pack is customized?

Ok, yes, it could be passed to everyone manually, but it gets pretty boring, right?

Always watch the tutorials, got it. 🤣

While for all other types of files?

I'm aware of this, but it was worth a try.

One last thing: a quick and easy way to upload files considered safe (such as audio files and so on), could not be done as with resourcepacks?

In any case, thanks anyway.

Okay, understood.

Thanks so much for clearing up my doubts. 👍