diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2b30f46..4a302db 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ apply plugin: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle.forge'
 //Only edit below this line, the above code adds and enables the necessary things for Forge to be setup.
 
 
-version = "1.0"
-group = "com.yourname.modid" // http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
-archivesBaseName = "modid"
+version = "1.12.2-1.0"
+group = "com.github.jinks.extbackup" // http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
+archivesBaseName = "ExtBackup"
 
 sourceCompatibility = targetCompatibility = '1.8' // Need this here so eclipse task generates correctly.
 compileJava {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java b/src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 42a155b..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package com.example.examplemod;
-
-import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod.EventHandler;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
-
-@Mod(modid = ExampleMod.MODID, name = ExampleMod.NAME, version = ExampleMod.VERSION)
-public class ExampleMod
-{
-    public static final String MODID = "examplemod";
-    public static final String NAME = "Example Mod";
-    public static final String VERSION = "1.0";
-
-    private static Logger logger;
-
-    @EventHandler
-    public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event)
-    {
-        logger = event.getModLog();
-    }
-
-    @EventHandler
-    public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event)
-    {
-        // some example code
-        logger.info("DIRT BLOCK >> {}", Blocks.DIRT.getRegistryName());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/BackupHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/BackupHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53fbefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/BackupHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package com.github.jinks.extbackup;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.server.management.PlayerList;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentString;
+import net.minecraft.world.WorldServer;
+import net.minecraft.world.storage.ThreadedFileIOBase;
+
+public enum BackupHandler {
+	INSTANCE;
+	
+	public long nextBackup = -1L;
+	public int doingBackup = 0;
+	public boolean hadPlayersOnline = false;
+	private boolean youHaveBeenWarned = false;
+	
+	public void init() {
+		doingBackup = 0;
+		nextBackup = System.currentTimeMillis() + ExtBackupConfig.general.time();
+		File script = ExtBackupConfig.general.getScript();
+		
+		if (!script.exists()) {
+			script.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+			try {
+				Files.write(script.toPath(), "#!/bin/bash\n# Put your backup script here!\n\nexit 0".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+				script.setExecutable(true);
+			} catch (IOException e) {
+				ExtBackup.logger.error("Backup script does not exist and cannot be created!");
+				ExtBackup.logger.error("Disabling ExtBackup!");
+				ExtBackupConfig.general.enabled = false;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		ExtBackup.logger.info("Starting "+ExtBackup.NAME+" v"+ExtBackup.VERSION);
+		ExtBackup.logger.info("Active script: " + script.getAbsolutePath());
+		ExtBackup.logger.info("Next Backup at: " + (new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")).format(new Date(nextBackup)));
+	}
+
+	public boolean run(MinecraftServer server) {
+		if (doingBackup != 0 || !ExtBackupConfig.general.enabled) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (doingBackup != 0) {
+			ExtBackup.logger.warn("Tried to start backup while one is already running!");
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		File script = ExtBackupConfig.general.getScript();
+		if (!script.exists() || !script.canExecute()) {
+			ExtBackup.logger.error("Cannot access or execute backup script. Bailing out!");
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		doingBackup = 1;
+		
+		ThreadedFileIOBase.getThreadedIOInstance().queueIO(() -> {
+			try	{
+				doBackup(server, script);
+			} catch (Exception ex)	{
+				ex.printStackTrace();
+			}
+
+			doingBackup = 2;
+			return false;
+		});
+		
+		nextBackup = System.currentTimeMillis() + ExtBackupConfig.general.time();
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	private void doBackup(MinecraftServer server, File script) {
+		ExtBackup.logger.info("Starting backup.");
+		PlayerList pl = server.getPlayerList();
+		ExtBackupUtil.broadcast(server, "Starting Backup!");
+		try	{
+			if (server.getPlayerList() != null)	{
+				server.getPlayerList().saveAllPlayerData();
+			}
+
+			for (WorldServer world : server.worlds)	{
+				if (world != null) {
+					world.saveAllChunks(true, null);
+					world.flushToDisk();
+					world.disableLevelSaving = true;
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			ExtBackup.logger.error("Saving the world failed!");
+			enableSaving(server);
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(script.getAbsolutePath());
+		int returnValue = -1;
+		Map<String, String> env = pb.environment();
+		pb.redirectErrorStream(true);
+		try {
+			Process backup = pb.start();
+			returnValue = backup.waitFor();			
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			enableSaving(server);
+			ExtBackup.logger.error("Something went wrong with the Backup script!");
+			ExtBackup.logger.error("Check your Backups.");
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		enableSaving(server);
+		youHaveBeenWarned = false;
+		ExtBackup.logger.info("Backup done.");
+		ExtBackupUtil.broadcast(server, "Backup done!");
+	}
+	
+	private void enableSaving(MinecraftServer server) {
+		for (WorldServer world : server.worlds)	{
+			if (world != null) {
+				world.disableLevelSaving = false;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public void tick(MinecraftServer server, long now) {
+		if (nextBackup > 0L && nextBackup <= now) {
+			//ExtBackup.logger.info("Backup time!");
+			if (!ExtBackupConfig.general.only_if_players_online || hadPlayersOnline || !server.getPlayerList().getPlayers().isEmpty()) {
+				hadPlayersOnline = false;
+				run(server);
+			}
+		}
+		if (doingBackup > 1) {
+			doingBackup = 0;
+		} else if (doingBackup > 0) {
+			if (now - nextBackup > 1200000 && !youHaveBeenWarned) {
+				ExtBackup.logger.warn("There has been a running backup for more than 20 minutes.");
+				ExtBackup.logger.warn("Something seems to be wrong.");
+				youHaveBeenWarned = true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackup.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbc6c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package com.github.jinks.extbackup;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLServerStartedEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLServerStoppingEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.gameevent.PlayerEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.gameevent.TickEvent;
+
+@Mod(modid = ExtBackup.MODID, name = ExtBackup.NAME, version = ExtBackup.VERSION, acceptableRemoteVersions = "*")
+@Mod.EventBusSubscriber
+public class ExtBackup {
+	
+	public static final String MODID = "extbackup";
+    public static final String NAME = "ExtBackup";
+    public static final String VERSION = "1.0";
+
+    public static Logger logger;
+
+    @Mod.EventHandler
+    public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
+        logger = event.getModLog();
+    }
+
+    @Mod.EventHandler
+    public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event) {
+        // some example code
+        //logger.info("DIRT BLOCK >> {}", Blocks.DIRT.getRegistryName());
+    }
+    
+    @Mod.EventHandler
+    public void serverStarted(FMLServerStartedEvent event) {
+    	BackupHandler.INSTANCE.init();
+    }
+    
+    @Mod.EventHandler
+    public void serverStopping(FMLServerStoppingEvent event) {
+    	if (ExtBackupConfig.general.force_on_shutdown) {
+    		MinecraftServer server = FMLCommonHandler.instance().getMinecraftServerInstance();
+
+    		if (server != null) {
+    			BackupHandler.INSTANCE.run(server);
+    		}
+    	}
+    }
+    
+    @SubscribeEvent
+	public static void serverTick(TickEvent.ServerTickEvent event) {
+    	if (event.phase != TickEvent.Phase.START) {
+			MinecraftServer server = FMLCommonHandler.instance().getMinecraftServerInstance();
+
+			if (server != null)	{
+				//logger.debug("Server Tick! " + event.phase);
+				BackupHandler.INSTANCE.tick(server, System.currentTimeMillis());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+    
+    @SubscribeEvent
+	public static void playerLoggedOut(PlayerEvent.PlayerLoggedOutEvent event) {
+		BackupHandler.INSTANCE.hadPlayersOnline = true;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackupConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackupConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..353f63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackupConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package com.github.jinks.extbackup;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.client.config.ConfigGuiType;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.client.event.ConfigChangedEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod.EventBusSubscriber;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Config;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.ConfigManager;
+
+@EventBusSubscriber(modid = ExtBackup.MODID)
+@Config(modid = ExtBackup.MODID, category = "")
+public class ExtBackupConfig {
+	public static final General general = new General();
+
+	public static class General {
+		@Config.Comment("Enables backups.")
+		public boolean enabled = true;
+		
+		@Config.RangeInt(min = 1, max = 3600)
+		@Config.Comment({
+				"Timer in Minutes.",
+				"   5 - backups every 5 minutes",
+				"  60 - backups every hour",
+				"3600 - backups once a day",
+		})
+		public int backup_timer = 10;
+		
+		@Config.Comment("If set to true, no messages will be displayed in chat/status bar.")
+		public boolean silent = false;
+		
+		@Config.Comment("Only create backups when players have been online.")
+		public boolean only_if_players_online = true;
+
+		@Config.Comment("Create a backup when server is stopped.")
+		public boolean force_on_shutdown = true;
+		
+		@Config.Comment({
+				"Path to backup script.",
+				"Default: 'local/extbackup/runbackup.sh' inside the Minecraft instance."})
+		public String script = "local/extbackup/runbackup.sh";
+		
+		public long time() {
+			return (long) (backup_timer * 60000L);
+		}
+		
+		private File cachedScript;
+		public File getScript() {
+			if (cachedScript == null) {
+				cachedScript = ExtBackupConfig.general.script.trim().isEmpty() ? new File(FMLCommonHandler.instance().getMinecraftServerInstance().getDataDirectory(), "local/extbackup/runbackup.sh") : new File(ExtBackupConfig.general.script.trim());
+			}
+			return cachedScript;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean sync() {
+		ConfigManager.sync(ExtBackup.MODID, Config.Type.INSTANCE);
+		general.cachedScript = null;
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	@SubscribeEvent
+	public static void onConfigChanged(ConfigChangedEvent.OnConfigChangedEvent event)
+	{
+		if (event.getModID().equals(ExtBackup.MODID)) {
+			sync();
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackupUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackupUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f6c86c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/jinks/extbackup/ExtBackupUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.github.jinks.extbackup;
+
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentString;
+
+public class ExtBackupUtil {
+	
+	public static void broadcast(MinecraftServer server, String message) {
+		if (!ExtBackupConfig.general.silent) {
+			TextComponentString bcMessage = new TextComponentString("[§1ExtBackup§r] " + message);
+			server.getPlayerList().sendMessage(bcMessage);
+		}
+	}
+
+}