Backups are copies or archives of data used for recovery after the loss, deletion, or corruption of a database or filesystem. Developers can create backups in a number of ways, including manual implementation, cloud hosting services, or backup programs (such as Bacula).
For more resources about backups, please visit:
- How To Use Rsync to Sync Local and Remote Directories
- How To Back Up, Restore, and Migrate a MongoDB Database on Ubuntu 20.04
- The Importance of Offsite Backups
A complete list of our backup-related tutorials, questions, and other educational resources can be found on our backups tag page.
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