# Backups - which email?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-which-email/358907
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 26, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-which-email/358907 "2025-03-26T10:14:38Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-which-email/358907/7 "2025-03-26T11:38:32Z")

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> [@Olle11](#):
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> If trying to backup through /admin/backups and you have self host, is it supposed to work?

Yes, but apparently your mail server is not correctly configured, hence the “535 Incorrect authentication data” error.

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