# Take a Database Backup Snapshot

## How to Take a Database Backup Snapshot

Feeling paranoid about backups of your data? Don’t be! This option can take a snapshot of your database anytime you want. The backup can be stored on any of the filesystems you have configured. The system can also notify you via Mail, Slack, or any notification provider when something goes wrong with your backups.

SETTINGS SYSTEM SETTINGS ENVIRONMENT CONFIG

To configure backup, the first thing is to make sure you have configured the backup preferences before taking this action. Make sure the `mysqldump` is installed and enabled on your server. After that open the `.env` file and update these keys with your preferred values.

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    BACKUP_DISK=local
    BACKUP_PREFIX=backup_
    BACKUP_EMAIL=example@demo.com
    BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS=7
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The default dist is local but you can change it to any filesystem you have configured. Change the `BACKUP_DISK` from `local` to `s3, google, rackspace or sftp`.

Set the `BACKUP_EMAIL` if you want to get notification via email. The `BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS` value will be used to clean up the old backups.

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