Managed Hosting with Backups — Automated Backup Management Included

Every managed server runs automated daily backups that capture your complete server state — file system, databases, configurations, and application data. Backups execute during your lowest-traffic period to minimize performance impact. Incremental backups run daily, with full backups weekly, ensuring efficient storage use while maintaining complete recovery capability.

Database backups use native tools for consistency: mysqldump or xtrabackup for MySQL/MariaDB, pg_dump or pg_basebackup for PostgreSQL, mongodump for MongoDB, and SQL Server native backup for MSSQL. These are application-consistent backups, not just filesystem snapshots — meaning your database recovers to a consistent state without corruption or missing transactions.

Local backups protect against application errors and accidental deletion. Offsite backups protect against hardware failure, data center incidents, and catastrophic events. Every backup is replicated to a geographically separate storage facility — if your server is in Amsterdam, backups replicate to a facility in a different country.

All backups are encrypted before leaving the source server using AES-256 encryption. Encryption keys are generated per-account and stored separately from the backup data in a hardware security module. Even if backup storage is physically compromised, the data remains unreadable. Transport uses TLS 1.3 for in-flight encryption. Your data is protected at every stage of the backup pipeline.

Our standard retention policy keeps 7 daily backups, 4 weekly backups, and 3 monthly backups — giving you recovery points spanning approximately 90 days. Custom retention policies are available for compliance requirements that demand longer retention periods or more granular recovery points.

Restore options cover every scenario:

• Full server restore: rebuild the entire server from a backup point
• File-level restore: recover specific files or directories without touching the rest
• Database restore: restore a single database to a specific backup point
• Point-in-time recovery: for databases with transaction log backups, restore to any point in time
• Cross-server restore: restore a backup to a different server for testing or migration

An untested backup is not a backup — it is hope. Our management includes automated weekly backup verification. We spin up a temporary environment, restore the latest backup, run integrity checks (filesystem verification, database consistency checks, application health endpoints), and report the results. If a verification fails, our team investigates immediately and repairs the backup pipeline before your data is at risk.

Monthly, we perform a full restore test that simulates complete server failure. The backup is restored to fresh hardware, the application is brought online, and we verify that everything functions correctly. Restore time is measured and recorded, giving you a verified RTO (Recovery Time Objective) rather than a theoretical one. You receive a backup health report monthly with verification results, storage utilization, and any recommendations.