# Back up and restore on Linux hosting

> Keep copies of your HyperDC Linux hosting account: back up files, databases and mail in the client area, download a copy and restore only the parts you choose.

Difficulty: Beginner

Backups let you go back to an earlier state of your site after a mistake, a failed update or an attack. The **Backups** tab of your service page makes them when you ask and on a schedule.

## Step 1: Create a backup

1. Open **Backups** and select **Create Backup**.
2. Choose what it holds: **Website files**, **Databases** and **Mail**, and add a **Note** such as `Before the theme change`.
3. Confirm. The list shows the backup as **Running**, then **Ready**.

**Verify:** the backup appears in the list with its **Date**, **Type** **Manual**, what it **Contains** and its **Size**.

## Step 2: Download a copy

Select **Download** next to the backup and keep the file on your computer or another storage. A copy away from the server is the one you can always count on.

## Step 3: Restore a backup

1. Select **Restore** next to the backup.
2. Choose the parts to restore: **Website files**, **Databases** or **Mail**.
3. Select **Restore And Replace**.

What you choose is replaced with the state in the backup, and changes made to it since then are lost. Everything you do not choose stays as it is.

**Verify:** your site shows the state of the backup's date.

## Step 4: Set the automatic backups

Open the **Schedule** panel in the same tab:

- **Every day**, **Every week** and **Every month** switch each kind on or off.
- **Daily backups to keep**, **Weekly backups to keep** and **Monthly backups to keep** set how many of each are kept. When a kind has more backups than it may keep, the oldest are deleted automatically.
- **Start time** sets when the backups begin.

Select **Save Schedule**. The list shows the automatic backups with the type **Daily**, **Weekly** or **Monthly**.

## Next steps

- Your databases: [databases on Linux hosting](/guides/linux-hosting-databases).
- Your files: [upload files on Linux hosting](/guides/linux-hosting-disk-access).

## Frequently asked questions

### Are backups made automatically?

Yes. The Schedule makes backups every day, week or month at the start time you set, and deletes the oldest ones beyond the number you keep.

### Can I restore only a database?

Yes. When you restore, choose only the parts you need. Everything you do not choose stays as it is.

### Should I also keep my own copy?

Yes. Download a backup now and then and store it somewhere else, so you have a copy that does not depend on the server.

### What happens to changes made after the backup?

The parts you restore go back to the state in the backup, so changes made to them since then are lost. Make a new backup first if you may need them.

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Source: <https://hyperdc.com/guides/products/linux-hosting-backup-restore>\
Updated: 2026-11-07