Backup

The Smart Backup System lets you save and restore your platform's files and database at any point in time. Use it before making major changes or on a regular schedule to keep your data safe.

Key Features

• Complete Backup: Captures everything — all system files and the entire database — in one click.
• Selective Backup: Choose exactly what to back up: specific folders, individual pages and their assets, or selected database tables.
• Backup History: View all saved backups with their date, type, and size. Add notes to any backup for easy identification later.
• Restore: Roll back any files or database tables to a previous backup. You can choose to automatically create a safety backup before restoring.
• Download: Download any backup as a file to store off-server.
• Send to AI Assistant: Share a backup's contents directly with the AI Assistant for analysis or reference.

How to Use

Creating a Backup

1. Go to the Backup page from the sidebar.
2. Choose a backup type:
   • Complete Backup — backs up everything automatically.
   • Selective Backup — reveals options to choose specific components.
3. If using Selective, check the items you want to include:
   • Core Files — pick individual system folders to include.
   • Pages — select specific pages; expand each page to choose individual files (views, JS, CSS).
   • Database — pick tables and whether to back up their structure, data, or both.
4. Click Create Backup. A progress bar confirms the backup is running.

Viewing Backup Details

1. In the Backup History panel on the right, find the backup you want.
2. Click the info icon to open the Backup Information panel.
3. Browse tabs for File Structure, Database tables, and individual Files.
4. Add or edit a comment to label the backup, then click Save Comment.
5. Use Copy Structure to copy the file tree to your clipboard.

Restoring from a Backup

1. Click Restore from Backup at the top of the page (or the restore icon next to any backup in history).
2. Select a backup from the list on the left.
3. Choose which files and database tables to restore.
4. For database tables, decide whether to restore structure, data, or both.
5. Leave Create backup before restore checked to automatically save your current state first.
6. Click Start Restore and wait for the process to complete.

Downloading or Deleting a Backup

• Click the download icon to save a backup file to your computer.
• Click the trash icon to permanently delete a backup.

Tips

• Run a Complete Backup before any significant platform update or configuration change.
• Use comments to label what changed before or after each backup (e.g., "Before email redesign").
• When restoring, always keep the "Create backup before restore" option checked — it gives you a fallback if the restore doesn't go as expected.
• Backups are automatically retained for 30 days.
• Use Send to AI Assistant to share a backup's file structure with the AI for context when troubleshooting.