# How to take backup of Discourse hourly in a day
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** backups
**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593 "2018-08-24T16:35:50Z")
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/1 "2018-08-24T16:35:51Z")
Hi,
Could you please help on below:
1. How to take backup of Discourse hourly in a day. Is it possible to do it from “/admin/site\_settings/category/backups” ? or should check PostgreSQL backup mechanism?
2. Can you confirm - what ever back ups created under “admin/backups” is only just Database Backup or entire Discourse backup ?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/2 "2018-08-24T17:02:43Z")
You can view all Backup related settings at `Admin > Settings > Backups` and modify the `backup frequency` setting to enable **daily** backups.
These backups will contain all your Discourse data, this thread will have some more pointers:
> [@Configure automatic backups for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-automatic-backups-for-discourse/14855):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to configure automatic backups for Discourse, including storage options on local servers and S3-compatible storage. Learn how to set up automatic backups for your Discourse platform. This guide covers configuring automatic backups, storing them on local servers or S3-compatible storage, and managing storage retention options like Amazon Glacier. Configuring automatic backups Navigate to /admin settings. Select the Backup section. Set backup\_frequency to …
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/3 "2018-08-25T01:32:02Z")
Thank you so much for your response. I have already configured the automatic back up Discourse data every day.
But, I would like to take back up of Discourse multiple times in a day. Example: For every 2 hours or 6 hours in a day. How can this be achieved ?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@greenmeanie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/greenmeanie)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/4 "2018-08-25T01:51:10Z")
I would use WEBMIN for something like that,
They have a BACKUP area that you can adjust times and dates and restore and backup sites.
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/5 "2018-08-25T04:29:02Z")
How would webmin trigger Discourse to perform a backup?
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/6 "2018-08-27T11:29:47Z")
Can any one please let me know, if it possible to take back up of Discourse multiple times in a day. Example: For every 2 hours or 6 hours in a day.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/7 "2018-08-27T12:51:39Z")
That’s not supported using a simple admin setting.
You will need to roll your own pg\_dump and uploads script for that.
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/8 "2018-08-28T05:29:18Z")
Thanks so much for the response. I will try with pg\_dump as suggested.
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/9 "2018-09-10T12:57:19Z")
Hi,
I have one question on Discourse back up:
What ever backups that we see at `Admin > Settings > Backups`: is it included with file system backup also, or is it just database backup alone ?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/10 "2018-09-10T13:06:39Z")
It doesn’t include `app.yml` I believe. You should keep a copy of that somewhere safe. Obviously this doesn’t change very much or often.
To recreate your server you generally only need:
- app.yml
- a back-up of the forum generated by the inbuilt functionality.
It should only take about 30 minutes to recreate the server with these two things available.
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/11 "2018-09-10T13:22:46Z")
Hi @merefield,
Thank you so much for the response.
Ok, so once I recreate the new server with (backup) app.yml and the back-up ( Admin \> Settings \> Backups), then all the additional settings that were added to UI or any additional (admin) settings in old discourse server will be appearing in new server ? (I mean, the newly created server will be exactly like copy of old server with out any data loss) ?
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/12 "2018-09-10T13:25:58Z")
You will need to repoint your DNS (A record) to your new IP too (if that has changed).
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### Author:  [@pprp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pprp)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/13 "2018-09-10T13:28:12Z")
yeah, that point (DNS & IP) will be taken care. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/14 "2021-05-03T22:38:45Z")
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-take-backup-of-discourse-hourly-in-a-day/95593/15 "2023-04-18T11:03:55Z")