10Web Backup Service

Regular backups are crucial for keeping your website and its data secure and integral. Whether you experience an error you cannot identify, need to quickly undo changes, or have accidentally wiped some of your data, backups can be a lifesaver in all sorts of undesired situations.

10Web provides users with a fully automated incremental backup service that offers a bulletproof layer of protection for your website's security.

What are incremental backups?

An incremental backup is a data backup method that saves only the changes made to the data since the last backup.

Here's how it works:

1. Initial full backup: The first step in an incremental backup strategy is to perform a complete backup of all data. This serves as the baseline for future backups.
2. Subsequent incremental backups: After the initial full backup, each subsequent incremental backup will only save the data that has changed since the last backup was made. This could be since the last full backup or the last incremental backup.

Since each backup only captures the changes since the last backup, this method uses less storage space compared to full or differential backups. Moreover, backing up only the changed data reduces the amount of data to process, thus speeding up the backup operation.

Storage and quota management

All backups are stored for 30 days and are automatically overwritten with newer backups to ensure up-to-date restore points. Backup points created with the Backup service do not count towards the overall SSD storage quota of your Workspace, thus incurring no additional charges for extra storage. Due to the inherent limitations of incremental backups, however, it is not possible to manually delete any backup points.

Accessing the backup service

1. Log in to your 10Web dashboard.
2. Find your website and click Manage.
3. Select Backups in the left sidebar.

The Backups page lists your automatic and manual backups with their date, time and size, and lets you create a new backup or restore and download any existing one.

To change when the daily automatic backup runs, see How to schedule website backups.

Manual backup

You can perform a manual backup to create a new incremental point in your backup list. There is no limit to the number of manual backups you can create.

To perform a manual backup

1. On the Backups page, click Create Backup in the top-right corner.
2. Check the backup list for a new entry labeled Manual.

Restore backup

Backups can be restored in the environment where they were created.

To restore a backup

1. On the Backups page, find the backup you wish to restore in the list.
2. Click Restore in the Actions column next to it.
3. Confirm the restoration in the same environment it was created.

Download backup

Backups can be downloaded directly from the dashboard. After clicking the download icon, you will receive a popup notification that a download link will be sent to your email. This link will also appear on the dashboard once it is ready.

To download a backup

1. Click the Download icon next to the desired backup, in the Actions column.
2. Check your email or dashboard for the download link.
3. Use the link within 12 hours to download the backup.

Staging backup

The staging environment backup interface mirrors that of the live environment. The backup service activates with the staging activation, and the scheduling of backups and backup points will be separate from the live environment. All limits and settings are consistent with the live environment and operate independently.

10Web Backup Service ensures your website's data remains secure and easily recoverable with automated incremental backups and flexible management options.

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