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MainWP focuses on site management rather than building a native backup system. Dedicated backup tools already solve this problem well, and creating our own would divert resources from features that make MainWP more valuable for managing your sites.

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Why Not Native Backups?

Backups for a self-hosted Dashboard managing multiple child sites come with complex requirements:
  • Storage management across multiple sites
  • Different hosting environments and configurations
  • Scheduling and retention policies
  • Restoration procedures that vary by host
  • Ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting
Building and maintaining a native backup solution would slow development of core management features.

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How MainWP Handles Backups Instead

MainWP provides two approaches to backups:

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Backup Extensions

Extensions connect MainWP with established backup providers:
ExtensionProvider
BackWPupBackWPup
BackupBuddyBackupBuddy
Time CapsuleTime Capsule
UpdraftPlusUpdraftPlus
WPVividWPVivid

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API Backups (Free)

API Backups trigger backups directly through your hosting provider at no additional cost:
  • cPanel and Plesk
  • Kinsta, Cloudways, GridPane
  • Vultr, DigitalOcean, Linode
This approach lets you use backup services built specifically for that task while MainWP focuses on site management.