Backups

Data backup is a critical aspect of running any production environment. Piora provides comprehensive backup features that make it easy to back up databases and persistent data stored in Docker volumes.

Backup Overview

Piora supports two types of backups:

Backup Type	Applicable To	Method
Database backup	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB	Native database export tools
Volume backup	Docker Volumes (application data)	Filesystem snapshots

Backup Storage Locations

Backup files can be stored in the following locations:

Local — Stored on the VPS local disk
S3-compatible storage — AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, MinIO, etc.
Other cloud storage — 40+ cloud storage providers supported via RClone

Backup Scheduling

You can set up schedules for each backup task:

Frequency	Use Case
Hourly	Highly active production databases
Daily	Most production environments
Weekly	Low-traffic applications or dev environments
Custom	Set using Cron expressions

# Cron expression examples
0 2 * * *     # Every day at 2:00 AM
0 */6 * * *   # Every 6 hours
0 3 * * 0     # Every Sunday at 3:00 AM

Backup Retention Policy

You can configure backup retention to automatically clean up old backups:

Keep last N copies — e.g., keep the last 7 daily backups
Retention period — e.g., keep backups from the last 30 days

Restoration

When restoring data from a backup, you can:

Select a backup version from the backup list in the dashboard
Click “Restore”
Confirm the restore operation (this will overwrite current data)

In This Section

Database Backup — Backup configuration for various databases
Volume Backup — Docker volume backup and restoration