# What is the recommend/best practise backup setup?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-recommend-best-practise-backup-setup/270994>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** unsupported-install, backups\
**Created:** [July 8, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-recommend-best-practise-backup-setup/270994 "2023-07-08T18:09:24Z")\
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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:** [July 9, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-recommend-best-practise-backup-setup/270994/3 "2023-07-09T00:04:44Z")

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> [@sjjh](#):
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> Use the discourse build in backup mechanism and clone the backup folder via rsync to the NAS

This.

> [@Ed\_S](#):
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> You also need a safe copy of your yml configuration file(s), and safe copies of your attachments if they are not included in the backup

And everything else he said, I agree with.

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