Schedule a data backup

Use Yugabyte Platform to perform a regularly scheduled backup of a full YugabyteDB universe or selected tables.

Schedule a backup

1. In the YugabyteDB Admin Console, click Universes in the navigation bar, then click the name of the universe you want to schedule backups for.
2. Click the Tables tab and verify that backups are enabled. If disabled, click Enable Backup.
3. Click the Backups tab and then click Create Scheduled Backup. The Create Backup form appears.

4. Enter the Backup frequency (an interval in in milliseconds) or enter a cron expression.
5. Select the Storage option.
6. Select the Table keyspace.
7. In the Tables to backup field, select specific tables or the Full Universe Backup option.
8. Click OK to create the schedule. The first backup will begin immediately and then subsequent backups will be created based on the backup frequency.

Disable a scheduled backup

If required, you can temporarily disable scheduled backups by going to the Tables tab in a universe and click Disable Backups.

Delete a schedule

If you need to remove a scheduled backup, go to the Backups tab for your universe and for the scheduled backup, click Options and then click Delete schedule. The scheduled backup is deleted.