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How to replicate your Storage (s3, Dropbox, ...) with SimpleBackups
Backup your storage (S3, Dropbox, Azure...) Where do you store your application files, documents, media, logs files, events, and the like…
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…
PostgreSQL pg_dump & pg_restore Guide
December 1, 2020
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
November 21, 2020
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
October 23, 2020
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
October 20, 2020
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
October 8, 2020
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
September 21, 2020
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
September 18, 2020
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!
September 11, 2020
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
June 11, 2020
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
June 11, 2020
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
June 10, 2020
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…
Allow Remote MySQL Connections in WHM
June 10, 2020
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
June 10, 2020
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
June 10, 2020
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
June 9, 2020
Any database, needs a backup . This article is part of “The Ultimate Backup Script” series we are creating to provide you with database…
Create DigitalOcean Droplets Daily Backups
June 6, 2020
Setting up a website and database daily backup using SimpleBackups using DigitalOcean Droplets . In this step by step tutorial, I am going…
Create a DigitalOcean server backup in style.
October 21, 2019
One of the awesome features of SimpleBackups is ‘Rapid Server Setup’ — which allows you to magically connect SimpleBackups to newly…
Add SSH key after creating a DigitalOcean droplet
October 6, 2019
If you got locked out and cannot access your DigitalOcean server but still have access to your DigitalOcean account, then here is a…