# Extend built-in backup remote destination options

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-built-in-backup-remote-destination-options/247769
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** backups
**Created:** [December 5, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-built-in-backup-remote-destination-options/247769 "2022-12-05T10:52:35Z")
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### Author: ![Alon1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alon1/32/197167_2.png) [@Alon1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alon1)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/extend-built-in-backup-remote-destination-options/247769/4 "2023-01-25T14:23:34Z")

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> [@Paul\_King](#):
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> such as Idrive

I just stumbled on it today but IDrive actually supports the API of Amazon S3, it means you theoretically can use Discourse backup to S3, just with a very cheap “e2” and your Discourse won’t know the difference.  
see `https://www.idrive.com/e2/`

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