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Overview

Backups are copies of your data that you can restore later.
Here you will learn more information about your backups in OPaaS Cloud

What is a Backup?​

A backup is a copy of your data at a specific point in time. It contains:

  • Database contents - All data from your database
  • Files - Uploaded files and media

Why Backups Are Important​

Backups protect you from:

  • Data loss - Accidental deletion
  • Errors - Problems after updates
  • Failures - Server problems
  • Security issues - Attacks or compromise

Where to Find Backups?​

You can find backups in the main view of your stage under the tab button "Backups"

Backups​

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OPaaS creates daily backups that are stored for seven days. Weekly backups are stored for four weeks, monthly backups for six months and annual backups for one year. The backups are replicated geographically redundantly on at least two servers in different data centers. This multi-level backup strategy ensures that customer data is available in the long term and protected against data loss

Manual Backups​

You have the option of creating and downloading backups of your data at any time

Backup Status​

Available ✅:

  • Backup was created successfully
  • Can be restored and downloaded

In Progress ⏳:

  • Backup is being created
  • Wait until it's complete

Backup Information​

For each backup, you'll see:

  • Date - When it was created
  • Name - Backup name
  • Stage - Stage name
  • Version - Odoo Version
  • Revision - The exact code state your environment was running when the backup was created
  • Download Status - Whether it is available for downloading
  • Rebuild Button - To rebuild the backup
  • Mode - Selects what the download contains, see "Download Modes" below
  • Download Button - Downloads the backup in the selected mode

Download Modes​

The Mode dropdown next to the download button determines what the downloaded backup contains. Select the mode before you start the download:

  • Normal - The database contents together with the filestore, attachments and images
  • Normal neutralized - The same as "Normal", but neutralized
  • PSQL only - Only the database contents, without the filestore
  • PSQL only neutralized - The same as "PSQL only", but neutralized

What "neutralized" means​

In a neutralized backup, the following are switched off:

  • Mail server - The system cannot send emails
  • Scheduled actions - Automated background tasks do not run
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Use a neutralized backup whenever you restore live data into a test or development environment. It prevents your test system from sending emails to real customers or from running automated tasks a second time.

Next Steps​

  1. Creating backups - Learn how to create backups
  2. Restoring backups - Learn how to restore backups
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Create backups regularly, especially before important changes!