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Webspace: Create and manage Backups

This guide was created with the following products:

(Details may vary with products from different providers but the main concepts remain the same)

Webspace

Introduction​

Backups of a webspace are like a backup copy of your website. If something goes wrong, for example due to an error, you can use a backup to restore everything without losing your progress. A backup allows you to save all relevant components of your website, including important configuration settings, email communication, website content and databases, allowing you to restore them if necessary.

Create Backups​

Select the website (domain) from which you would like to create a backup. Navigate to the Dashboard section and click on Backup and restore. When creating the backup, you can select what should be backed up. You can choose between the options Configuration, E-mail messages, User files and Databases.

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In the next step, you can select whether the backup should be stored locally or externally. An external server with FTP access is required for external storage. You could, for example, use your Storage Server for this.

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Manage Backups​

Import​

To import a backup, click on the link under Creation date in the backup. The next step will take you to the import process. Once there, you can now select what you want to import from the backup content. You have the choice between Selected objects and All objects (entire system):

  • Selected objects: Select a single object that you specifically want to import. You can choose from: Database, SSL/TLS certificates, websites, DNS zone, files from domains
  • All objects (entire system): Imports a complete backup containing all objects (database, SSL/TLS certificates, websites, DNS zone, domain files).

Download​

Would you like to save your backup locally as well? That's no problem. You can also download the created backups directly to your computer. To do this, open the Backup Manager again and click on the green arrow pointing downwards next to the backup you want to download.

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Conclusion​

Congratulations, you have successfully created a backup of your webspace package, which you can import again at any time if necessary. For further questions or assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team, which is available daily to assist you! 🙂