Connecting a Server
SimpleBackups IP addresses (firewall)
In order for SimpleBackups to schedule your backups, you need to make sure its IP addresses are well whitelisted if you have a firewall.
Automatically provision servers
Automatically connect SimpleBackups to newly provisioned servers on AWS EC2, Amazon Lightsail, DigitalOcean, Laravel Forge, …
Errors & Troubleshooting
Storing your backups
Errors & Troubleshooting
How to customize the backup storage path
Explains the different ways you can customize your backup storage path(s).
Backup Storage FAQ
Answers to some common questions related to storing backups
Connecting read-only storage bucket
How to limit the permissions needed when connecting your storage.
Google Cloud Storage Updated
Google Cloud Storage connection using S3-compliant API has been replaced by a newer connector.
Backups & Logs
Why there are more Backup Log files on my Storage than expected?
How to download individual files when backing up all databases?
You can download individual backup files when backing up all databases.
How to decrypt your AES-encrypted backups?
Decrypt backups step by step using your RSA private key and AES
How to generate an RSA PEM (asymmetric) key pair?
Step to generate an RSA PEM (asymmetric) key pair for use with SimpleBackups Encryption
Backup encryption FAQs
Common questions regarding the backup encryption feature and encryption keys.
Backup Settings & Options
Custom backup schedule via cron
How to set the right backup schedule using cron expression, sample cron expressions.
Others
curl 35 ssl error
How to solve curl 35 ssl error - involving SSL/TLS handshake
The displayed Storage Usage seems incorrect, what should I do?
How to reclaim storage space from SimpleStorage and remove backups
Can I connect multiple "Cloud Providers" within the same account?
How to reclaim storage space from SimpleStorage and remove backups
Solving Error 2013: Lost connection to MySQL server during query when dumping table
mysqldump: Error 2013: Lost connection to MySQL server during query when dumping table
Backups failing for MySQL server versions (5.7.41 and 8.0.32)
Backups breaking for MySQL server versions (5.7.41 and 8.0.32)
PostgreSQL Backup Privileges Issues
How to grant enough permissions to your postgres user to create a backup.
pg_dump: error: Error message from server: SSL SYSCALL error: EOF detected
How to solve Postgres dump error: Dumping the contents of table failed: PQgetCopyData() failed
Google Drive - unusual traffic from your computer network
googleapi: got HTTP response code 429