News, tips, guides and tools by the creators of SimpleBackups web
April 10, 2026
Stack Discovery connects to your infrastructure, finds every database, server, and SaaS resource that needs backing up, and lets you protect them in clicks.
March 20, 2026
Use the SimpleBackups API to trigger backups before deployments, create backup jobs on the fly, and integrate backup monitoring into your existing workflows.
October 1, 2025
Run secure self-hosted backups behind NAT & firewalls—no open ports, no VPNs. Centralized control, error monitoring & flexible storage with SimpleBackups.
April 8, 2024
Real data disasters, and what they teach about production backups: automate the schedule, keep the copy somewhere else, and test that a restore works.
February 28, 2024
Automate OVH instance snapshots: generate an OVH API key and secret, connect the provider, choose the schedule you need, and cap how many snapshots are kept.
February 19, 2024
GitLab is a powerful, self-hosted Git service for managing code repositories. It gives you complete control over your data and processes, making it a popular choice for teams of all sizes. However, self-hosting means you're responsible for ensuring your GitLab data is secure and recoverable. In this post, we'll delve into backing up your GitLab data using SimpleBackups, a versatile backup solution.
February 15, 2024
Run your own commands before and after a backup with Pre/Post scripts: where to add them in SimpleBackups, and what a bash script can do around a backup run.
February 12, 2024
Sync and replicate your AWS S3 buckets to Storj with SimpleBackups. Today, we’ll show you how to back up your AWS S3 bucket to Storj, so you always have a reliable backup should anything goes wrong.
January 28, 2024
Video tutorial: automate GitLab backups with a bash script, then schedule it with cron so the backup runs on its own rather than when you remember to.
