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How to Mount S3-Compatible Storage on Your Server and Access it in Your Filesystem
Managing files directly from cloud storage services—like Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), and Backblaze B2—can simplify your workflows…
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…
How to automate DigitalOcean Server and Volume Snapshots
February 14, 2021
The following guide will help you, step by step, automate your DigitalOcean droplet and volume snapshots. The steps are very easy and will…
How to automate UpCloud Storage Backups
February 14, 2021
UpCloud is one of the leading cloud providers. The following guide will help you, step by step, automate your UpCloud storage snapshots. The…
How to automate Hetzner Server Snapshots
February 14, 2021
Hetzner is one of the leading cloud providers. The following guide will help you, step by step, automate your Hetzner server snapshots…
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 22, 2023
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)
October 18, 2023
There are many database solutions out there, but MySQL is one of the most popular. Using MySQL is vital to keeping these databases secure…
PostgreSQL pg_dump & pg_restore Guide
November 29, 2023
Backing up and restoring a PostgreSQL database is an essential task for any system administrator. Fortunately, there are built-in pg_dump…