# Backup request via FTP

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-request-via-ftp/307905>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** backups\
**Created:** [May 14, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-request-via-ftp/307905 "2024-05-14T14:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-request-via-ftp/307905/5 "2024-05-15T03:14:04Z")

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> [@Master](#):
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> currently the system allows backup only in AWS S3

This is outright incorrect.

By default it saves a backup locally and you can FTP it off the server (via push or pull) as you see fit.

What led you to believe only S3 was supported?

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