# 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:** [April 18, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-automatic-backups-for-discourse/14855 "2014-04-18T06:21:44Z")
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### Author: ![Tris20](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tris20/32/264639_2.png) [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-automatic-backups-for-discourse/14855/115 "2021-09-19T10:51:15Z")

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Thanks for the hint. That pushed me towards the command line option which we can schedule to do whenever: :+1:

> [@Backup discourse from the command line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-discourse-from-the-command-line/64364):
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> bookmark This guide covers how to back up and restore your Discourse site using command line tools, specifically designed for self-hosted environments. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator information_source You can use the below placeholders to automatically fill out the command line prompts in this guide: Backing up To create a backup of your Discourse site, follow these steps: Enter the container: ./launcher enter app Run the backup: discourse backup…

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