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title: "How to Create a Database Backup | Hostman Docs"
description: "Create backups for your databases securely on Hostman’s cloud to protect data and enable easy recovery."
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When you create a new [database](https://hostman.com/managed-database/) cluster, you can enable automatic backups. One backup copy of your data will be created daily and the previous copy deleted. You can always change the schedule for automatic backups or disable them completely.

## Creating a Backup

You can create manual backups in your dashboard.

To do this:

1.  Go to the **Database** section and click on the cluster.
2.  Go to the **Backup** tab and click on the **Create backup** or **N backups** link.

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3.  Click **Create backup.**
4.  Add a comment if necessary and click **Create**.

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While the backup is being created, other actions with backups will be disabled. Creating a copy will take a few minutes.

## Restoring Data From Backups

To restore data from a backup:

1.  Go to the **Database** section and click on the cluster.
2.  Go to the **Backup** tab and click on the **N backups** link.

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3.  Hover over the backup you need and click the **Restore** icon.
4.  Confirm the action.

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## Configuring Automatic Backups

You can enable, disable and schedule automatic database backups in the **Backups** tab of the cluster.

### Enabling and Scheduling Backups

To enable automatic backups or change their schedule:

1.  Go to the **Database** section and click on the cluster.
2.  Go to the **Backups** tab and click **Configure schedule**.

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3.  Enable the backups and set the parameters: 
    -   the frequency of creating copies (daily, weekly and monthly), 
    -   the number of copies, 
    -   the start date of scheduled backups.
4.  Click **Save**.

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### Disabling Backups

To disable automatic backups:

1.  Go to the **Database** section and click on the cluster.
2.  Go to the **Backups** tab and click **Configure schedule**.
3.  Move the toggle switch to the **Off** position.
4.  Click **Save**.

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## Deleting a Backup

To delete a backup:

1.  Go to the **Database** section and click on the cluster.
2.  Go to the **Backup** tab and click on the **N backups** link.
3.  Click on the three dots next to the backup you want to delete and select **Delete**.

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