Creating and restoring backups for DreamPress

This article walks you through how to create and restore a backup of your live DreamPress website.

Background

DreamHost automatically creates daily backups of your DreamPress site, which are stored for up to two weeks (four weeks for DreamPress Pro plans). You are also able to create up to ten additional manual backups as needed, which are never removed. If needed, you can restore any of these backups within your panel.

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Click the Website tab.
4. Click the Create Backup button to the right of Restore Site.

   A list of available backups is displayed.

5. Click the Create Backup button.
6. Enter a custom name for the backup (this is optional). The names of manual backups must adhere to the following rules:
   • limited to 16 characters
   • alpha-numeric
   • dash ( - )
   • underscore ( _ )
   • Spanish-accented characters are permitted
7. Click the Create Backup button.

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Click the Website tab.
4. Under the Manage Your Site section, click the Backups button to the right of Restore Site.
5. Click the Restore button to the right of the date you want to restore. A message displays notifying you that this will completely overwrite your existing DreamPress site and cannot be undone.
6. Click the Restore button again to confirm.

You are directed back to the Manage Websites page, where a progress bar displays, showing you the status of the backup restoration. Please wait for the restoration to finish before continuing to work on your website.

If you do not see the backup option described above in your panel, you can always use the following articles to restore your website and database data:

• How do I restore my website?
• Restore a database in the panel