Database Backup
MySQL Backup
Restore a MySQL backup
Understand how to restore your MySQL Backups
Guides
Guides & how to backup your MySQL database
How to dump stored procedures / functions
Add the --routines flag to dump MySQL database stored procedures and functions.
How to Enable Binary Log for MySQL or MariaDB
Incremental MySQL/MariaDB backups using Bin Logs
How to create a Passwordless MySQL Backup
How to use MySQL configuration file to allow authentication without credentials for MySQL backups.
FAQ
FAQ on MySQL Backup
Hot Backups in MySQL Using Percona XtraBackup
Perform hot backups of your MySQL databases using Percona XtraBackup without affecting your database's availability.
Restore PlanetScale / Vitess MySQL Backups
This guide covers the entire process of restoring PlanetScale / Vitess backups along with schema and data.
PostgreSQL Backup
Restore a PostgreSQL backup
Restore a PostgreSQL database backup.
Guides
Guides & how to backup your PostgreSQL database
FAQ
FAQ on PostgreSQL Backup
Fix for pg_restore "unsupported file header" Version Error
Fix for pg_restore "unsupported file header" Version Error
MongoDB Backup
Restore a MongoDB backup
Restore a MongoDB database backup.
MongoDB Backup and User Roles
MongoDB Backup and User Roles
Restore MongoDB Atlas Collection using MongoDB Compass
How to import a MongoDB collection in MongoDB Atlas Step by step using Compass
Guides
Our Guides on MongoDB Backup
Backup From a Read-Replica Node
Connect your read replica node instead of your main DB instance
Redis Backup
Restore a Redis backup
Restore a Redis cache database backup using the following steps.
DBaaS Providers
DigitalOcean Managed Redis
How to use the connection string method to connect DigitalOcean Managed Redis database to SimpleBackups. Add firewall rules for Redis.
DigitalOcean Managed MySQL
How to use the connection string method to connect DigitalOcean Managed Redis database to SimpleBackups. Add firewall rules for Redis.
DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL
How to use the connection string method to connect DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL to SimpleBackups. Add firewall rules for PostgreSQL.
DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB
How to use the connection string method to connect DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB to SimpleBackups. Add firewall rules for MongoDB.
DigitalOcean Managed database backup
How to connect your DigitalOcean Managed databases to SimpleBackups
Supabase PostgreSQL
How to use the connection string method to connect Supabase Managed PostgreSQL Database to SimpleBackups. Add firewall rules for PostgreSQL
Neon PostgreSQL
How to backup Managed Neon Postgres databases via SimpleBackups
Aiven MySQL
How to backup Managed Neon Postgres databases via SimpleBackups
Aiven PostgreSQL
How to backup Managed Aiven PostgreSQL databases via SimpleBackups
Heroku PostgreSQL
How to backup Managed Heroku PostgreSQL databases via SimpleBackups
Exoscale PostgreSQL
How to backup Managed Exoscale PostgreSQL databases via SimpleBackups
Vultr Database
How to back up and restore Vultr Managed databases via SimpleBackups
OVH Database
How to back up and restore OVH Managed databases via SimpleBackups
Scaleway Database
How to back up and restore Scaleway Managed databases via SimpleBackups
Planetscale Database
How to back up and restore Planetscale Managed databases with SimpleBackups
Scalingo Database
How to back up and restore Scalingo Managed databases via SimpleBackups
Amazon RDS Database
How to back up and restore AWS RDS Managed databases via SimpleBackups
Aiven Database
How to back up and restore Aiven Managed databases via SimpleBackups
Scalingo Database
How to back up and restore Scalingo Managed databases via SimpleBackups
Help & Tips
FAQ
Questions related to database backups, database dumps, and connections
Connecting a private database
This tutorial explains how to back up a a private server/database using SimpleBackups + Tailscale, allowing for secure backup without exposing the database to the internet.
Docker Containers Backup
How to Backup your Database inside a Docker Container.
How to create serverless backups for managed databases?
Explains how to back up managed databases using the serverless backups feature.