How to manually generate and download a full cloud backup on hosting.com Managed WordPress

Learn how to manually generate and download a full cloud backup on hosting.com Managed WordPress.

To manually create a full backup of your hosting.com Managed WordPress website, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Hosting Panel at https://my.hosting.com.

  2. In the left sidebar, click Managed WordPress:

  3. On the My Websites page, locate the site, and then click Manage:

  4. On the hosting.com dashboard, click the Backups icon:

  5. In the Cloud Backups section, click Create Cloud Backup:

  6. You can choose to Backup Files or Backup Database, and you can choose to exclude specific paths if desired.

  7. For a full backup, choose a name for the backup, enable the Files and Database options, and then click Confirm.

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    Note

    • Depending on the size of your website's content and database, this process may only take a few moments. You can either visit this page later or wait a few moments and then refresh the page.

    • When your backup is ready, you'll find it listed here with several options. You can download it to your computer for safekeeping, restore a backup if needed, or delete backups.

    • Please note that all sites can have up to three manual Cloud Backups at a time, and all Cloud Backups are automatically removed after 24 hours. They do not count toward your storage limits.