How should I backup a managed database on Digitalocean?

Hey @amirdolphin,

I would recommend you to check the following article:

https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/just-how-managed-are-digitaloceans-managed-databases

and most importantly this section here:

Managed Databases: As the name implies, DigitalOcean manages these databases for you. We handle common database administration tasks such as setup, backups, and updates so you can focus more on your app and less on the database. We currently support three engines: [MySQL](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-mysql/), [PostgreSQL,](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-postgresql/) and [Redis](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-redis).

This means backups are being done automatically by DigitalOcean for your Managed Database product.

If you want to create a backup on your own though, you only need to create a database dump once in a while and store that backup somewhere. You can check the following article on the topic:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-download-a-database-from-managed-database-cluster

Hello @amirdolphin

You can use tools like mysqldump to backup the database manually as well. You can check the answer from Bobby here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-get-long-term-backups-for-digitalocean-s-managed-databases-mysql

What I usually do is use a MySQL backup tool like mysqldump for example. It allows you to export your databases without SSH access.

To export a backup you could run the following command:

mysqldump -h your_database_hostname -u your_username -p your_database_name > your_database_name-$(date +%F).sql

You could also take a look at this tutorial here for more information.

Hope that this helps.