How Do I Back Up and Restore My Website?

Regular backups let you restore your site within minutes after an error, an attack or a bad update. Always take a backup before a major update.

Taking a backup in Plesk

1. Log in to your Plesk panel at https://yourdomain.com:8443 or from the service page in your client area.
2. On the Websites & Domains page, click Backup Manager.
3. Click the Back Up button.
4. Choose what to back up (website files, databases, mail) and click OK.
5. When the backup is ready, select it in the list and download it to your computer.

Restoring

1. In Backup Manager, click the backup you want to restore.
2. Choose the items to restore and click Restore.
3. To restore a backup from your computer, first add it to the list with Upload.

Automatic backups

Under Backup Manager > Scheduled Backup Settings you can set up daily or weekly automatic backups.

Important tips

• Keep your backups not only on the server but also on your computer or in cloud storage.
• Large backups can fill your disk quota; delete old backups regularly: My disk space is full
• For WordPress sites, plugins such as UpdraftPlus can send backups to Google Drive or Dropbox.