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Schedules and retention

Run database and volume backups on a schedule, and control how long they are kept.

Schedule a backup

Section titled “Schedule a backup”
  1. Open the server’s Backups tab.
  2. Create a schedule and select the database instance or volume.
  3. For a database, choose the full instance or the logical databases to include.
  4. Choose a verified storage provider.
  5. Set the cron schedule and check the next run time.
  6. Save the schedule, then inspect its first backup after it runs.

Scheduled backups appear in the same list as manual ones and can be restored the same way.

Disable a schedule to stop future runs. Its configuration and history stay. When you enable it again, the next run is calculated from that time. Deleting a schedule doesn’t delete the backups it created.

Configure retention

Section titled “Configure retention”

Set retention per server under Settings → Backups, with two optional limits:

  • Retention period, in days
  • Maximum backups to keep

Leave a field empty for no limit. Serversinc prunes a backup only when it is past every limit you set. If one limit would keep it, it stays.

Serversinc always keeps the 3 most recent completed backup runs, and never prunes a locked backup. Lock the backups you need to keep, such as a snapshot taken before a release.