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Announcement 🎉 - SimpleBackups.com is our new domain
During the past 4 years we’ve been working hard building the backup solution, we would have loved to use ourselves, when we ran our own web…
Announcement 🎉 - SimpleBackups.com is our new domain
During the past 4 years we’ve been working hard building the backup solution, we would have loved to use ourselves, when we ran our own web…
Restore MongoDB Atlas Collection using MongoDB Compass
So you already have your backup and decided to restore this on your MongoDB Atlas database? In this article, we will tackle how to restore a…
Cloud Storage Comparison - Best Providers 2021
We've created a list of all major (and our preferred) providers, together with their prices using the region US-EAST-1 as reference. If…
Hello Multi-Databases Backup!
One of our top requested feature is part of our "fresh out of the oven" release ✨ ! "I'd love to select database names without having to…
Automated AWS EC2 and volume snapshots
Thanks to your multiple requests to support AWS EC2 instances and volume Snapshot,... we (finally) did it! It's now fully integrated! We've…
Automated server & database backups + storage snapshots to UpCloud
In the past few months we've received multiple requests from users to support UpCloud Storage in SimpleBackups. Guess what? It's now fully…
The Ultimate PostgreSQL Database Backup Script
Any database, needs a backup . This article is part of “The Ultimate Backup Script” series we are creating to provide you with database…
The Ultimate MongoDB Database Backup Script
Any database, needs a backup . This article is part of “The Ultimate Backup Script” series we are creating to provide you with database…
Docker Postgres Backup/Restore Guide (with examples)
Docker is an open-source platform that uses containers. Developers use it to create, deploy, and run different applications. The tool works…
Docker Container Backup/Restore Guide
Multiple languages, frameworks, architecture, and disjointed interfaces between the tools for each lifecycle stage of a product creates…
Automated server & database backups to Filebase with SimpleBackups
We've now been working for quite sometime with Filebase , but today, with the release of Filebase 2.0 we wanted to highlight this awesome…
Backups vs Snapshots: Differences and Examples
Data storage security is as important as ever, no matter what industry you are a part of. Unfortunately, too many businesses lack efficient…
The Complete mongodump Guide (with examples)
There have been a whole host of tools that have been built to make the process of maintaining databases easier. Using these powerful tools…
The Complete mysqldump Guide (with examples)
Databases are essential tools to collect and store mountains of data. All complex applications use them to store information. There are many…
PostgreSQL pg_dump & pg_restore Guide
Backing up and restoring a PostgreSQL database is an essential task for any system administrator. Fortunately, there are built-in pg_dump…
Mini Guide: How to Import an SQL File in MySQL
Have you just begun to learn how to work with SQL files using MySQL? Maybe you feel a bit lost on how to import files with this tool…
How to restore a PostgreSQL backup
There are different types of database aside from the commonly used MySQL database. You might work on a project that uses another type of…
How to restore a MySQL backup
You already have your backup and decided to restore this on your MySQL database? In this article, we will tackle how to restore a MySQL…
Extensive MySQL Common Errors List
Errors or mistakes are common in any aspects, especially in development. Using MySQL or any database can't guarantee you an error-free…
Hourly Amazon RDS MySQL Backups
In this article, you will learn why you should do a frequent backup of your Amazon RDS database and how to do it using SimpleBackups. Table…
How to back up WordPress websites
Backing up your sites, not just WordPress sites, is vital. Many WordPress users skip this process because they think that everything will be…
Product update - Backups the nice way!
In our effort to make SimpleBackups the easiest and most pleasing solution when it comes to websites & database backups, we've gathered your…
Mounting DigitalOcean Spaces and Access Bucket From Droplet
In this post, I will show you step by step in the easiest way possible how to mount a DigitalOcean Spaces Bucket. Afterwards, you can access…
Create DigitalOcean Spaces credentials
Generate Access Key and Secret Key for DigitalOcean Spaces. It is easy to create an access key and a secret key for your DigitalOcean…
Allow Remote MySQL Connections in cPanel
By default, cPanel does not allow remote MySQL connections, which is a good thing as long as you don't need to. If you are using cPanel and…
DigitalOcean Snapshot Pricing
Overview One of the things developers overlook when they start using DigitalOcean snapshot, is the cost. Some developers only rely on…
Allow Remote MySQL Connections in WHM
By default, remote connections to MySQL are disabled in WHM. If you would like to allow a remote IP to connect to your MySQL instance, let's…
Restore a Linux File Backup
This tutorial explains how you can restore a linux file backup of, for example the /var/www directory on your server. Step 1 Assuming you…
AWS RDS MySQL Backup to S3
You can back up your MySQL Amazon RDS databases using SimpleBackups similar to how you back up MySQL databases and have it uploaded…
The Ultimate MySQL Database Backup Script
Any database, needs a backup . This article is part of “The Ultimate Backup Script” series we are creating to provide you with database…