# Configure automatic backups for Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-automatic-backups-for-discourse/14855
**Category:** Self-Hosting
**Tags:** backups, how-to
**Created:** [18 april 2014 om 06:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-automatic-backups-for-discourse/14855 "2014-04-18T06:21:44Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [4 januari 2021 om 22:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-automatic-backups-for-discourse/14855/102 "2021-01-04T22:24:52Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> So you’d like to automatically back up all your Discourse data every day?

Is there a good reason not to make daily backups aren’t the default?

### Fixes needed for OP

Add something about moving S3 backups to Glacier?  
 Delete the S3 stuff and link to [Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-object-storage-for-uploads-s3-clones/148916)

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