By horaceh
One of the features that I reply on my current VPS is MySQL backup as a built-in service, i.e. I can restore a database from any of the daily, weekly or monthly backup.
If I switch to DigitalOcean, is there something similar available? Or I have to manage my MySQL backups?
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With a server on DigitalOcean you have multiple options:
- Rely on DigitalOcean daily backups, but it is very limited for MySQL since it is a snapshot backup of the whole server.
- Create your own backup script as mentioned in other comments.
- Or, use a service that handles this for you.
I’m one of the founders of SimpleBackups.io so I’ll recommend to you to check our mysql backups option which you can pair with your DigitalOcean server and DigitalOcean Spaces as a storage for your daily database backups.
Currently going through the steps to install automysqlbackup here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-backup-mysql-databases-on-an-ubuntu-vps
They offer daily backups (sometimes it misses a day here and there), though I’d recommend managing your own. DO is relatively cheap in comparison to Linode and multiple other providers, though they’re still just as reliable from experience over the past few months, but you really shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket. <br> <br>You can use RSYNC to store backups off-site to another VPS, or server.
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