# Multiple Daily Backups

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-daily-backups/211951>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 13, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-daily-backups/211951 "2021-12-13T12:37:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-daily-backups/211951/11 "2021-12-13T19:50:14Z")

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> [@yhh9xdq7d](#):
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> The backup that is done daily through the settings, does the backup only of the database?

Settings live in the database.

> [@yhh9xdq7d](#):
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> The database is the only thing you need to restore everything right?

Technically you also want to backup the uploads folder and the app.yml site definition. However that is usually dealt with by having the app.yml in source control and the uploads in a object storage service.

> [@yhh9xdq7d](#):
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> Should the forum be in read-only mode when making the backup to the database? Or can it be done without any problem, at any time?

No need for read-only.

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