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Enable Cloud Sites Backups

This tutorial will walk you through the steps to create your backups so you can relax knowing that your site is being backed up on a regular basis.
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After you activate Cloud Sites backups on your account, follow this tutorial to create regular backups of your sites and databases for peace of mind.

Backup a Website

Every site you backup will count toward the total sites available in your plan. The initial backup of your site will be started shortly after being enabled, and will become the first backup checkpoint. You will receive an email notification when the initial backup is complete.

Note

Backups are incremental. The only time a complete backup is taken is when the site is first enabled for backup. Each successful incremental backup will result in a restore point. If your website uses a database, it’s important that it is also enabled for backup.

  1. To enable backups for a site, click on the pencil next to Status:
    Enable backups for the Site
  2. Click Enable on the pop-up to confirm the creation of your site backup.
    Enable site backup dialog

Backup a Database

Database backups are also available in the Backup Detail panel. To back up a database, its corresponding site must first have backups enabled. Once site backups are active, you can then add the database to the backup schedule.

Note

At this time MSSQL databases are not supported to backup. If you need to backup your MSSQL database, please see our article Backing Up Your MSSQL Database in Cloud Sites.

  1. Click on the “Add Database” button to add a database to the backup.
    Add a database for backup
  2. A pop-up will appear, listing the databases that are available for the site. Click on the checkbox next to the databases you wish to backup, and then press Backup Database to save your selections:
    Select the databases to backup

Monitor Backup Usage

Your current backup usage is tracked in the Cloud Sites control panel. More information found here: Check Backup Usage in Cloud Sites.
Backup detail screen


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