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DigitalOcean Backups Explained
Let’s dig into DigitalOcean Backups service and understand what it is about, how it works, and what it can be used for. At SimpleBackups we…
DigitalOcean Backups Explained
April 22, 2022
Let’s dig into DigitalOcean Backups service and understand what it is about, how it works, and what it can be used for. At SimpleBackups we…
DigitalOcean Snapshot Pricing 2022
April 2, 2022
One of the things developers overlook when they start using DigitalOcean Snapshot, is the cost. Some developers only rely on Snapshots as a…
Use Google Drive to store your backups
March 23, 2022
We're super excited to release the support for Google Drive in SimpleBackups! One of our simplest storage integration, which literally only…
March 2022: MongoDB Streaming, CloudSync updates and new API endpoints
March 14, 2022
Another release, with some features we know you'll love! Thanks again to all of you who shared some great feedback, ideas and helped us…
Automated Scaleway server and volume snapshots
March 11, 2022
Scaleway support was on our roadmap for some time, but we were waiting for more users to request it before prioritizing it. The latest on…
January 2022: Cloud Storage Sync & MySQL Binlog support
February 4, 2022
To kick off this year, we've been working on some great new features that we're excited to share!🤩 Shoutout to all of you who shared some…
The Data You Didn't Know You Need to Keep Safe
January 18, 2022
Many companies rely on cloud storage as their default backup solution. They've reverted to this backup mechanism because of the promises…
Let your agency customers own their backups
January 11, 2022
So far it was possible to share access to your team account by adding members to it. This works great when you need to provide access to…
November 2021 Release Notes
November 30, 2021
And ... ENTER! Our November release (actually October & November) bundle! 🚀 NEW Bucket sync is now in beta Backup summary report…
Unlimited Backup Notification Channels
November 19, 2021
Our backup notification system started feeling a bit dusty and we really wanted to dive into it and bring it to another level 🚀 (yes…
Remote MySQL Database Backup via SSH Tunneling
November 5, 2021
Once a MySQL server is set up, the first task on any database administrator’s list is to prepare for backups. To execute backups, sysadmins…
Ransomware-Proofing Your Business With Immutable Cloud Backups
November 4, 2021
Ransomware attacks are becoming more common and pose a severe threat to all businesses. One scary statistic states that a new organization…
8 Cloud Storage Providers for 2022
November 4, 2021
Cloud storage has become a more complicated area, with many providers joining the fray. It can be challenging to research all of the options…
Connect Intercom to Notion like rockstar
November 1, 2021
This week, we decided to create an integration between Intercom and our Notion database used to track Customer Support requests. This was…
5 Ways to Reduce Your Backup Storage Costs
October 20, 2021
If you've ever cleaned out a packed artic or garage, you understand how challenging storage can be. The situation is more complex when…
An Early Look at Cloudflare R2 vs. S3
October 19, 2021
There is a new kid on the block! Cloudflare has recently announced their new cloud object storage platform called Cloudflare R2. Cloudflare…
Announcement 🎉 - SimpleBackups.com is our new domain
October 13, 2021
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
October 6, 2021
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
September 21, 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!
September 10, 2021
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
September 1, 2021
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
June 25, 2021
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
June 9, 2021
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
June 8, 2021
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)
February 18, 2021
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
February 17, 2021
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
February 3, 2021
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
January 20, 2021
Last Update: April 29, 2022 Data storage security is as important as ever, no matter what industry you are a part of. Unfortunately, too…
The Complete mongodump Guide (with examples)
December 31, 2020
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)
December 7, 2020
Databases are essential tools to collect and store mountains of data. All complex applications use them to store information. There are many…