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If you'd like to take a backup of your virtual machine, here's how you do it:

Access Your HostDime Cloud Account

Create a Backup of a Virtual Machine

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Taking an Immediate Cloud Backup

Here's how to backup your virtual machine:

1. Click on the Backups button.
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2. Select Files from the drop-down list.
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3. On this screen you will see the list of existing backup and at the bottom the location to create a new manual backup.
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   1. Enter an optional Note that will be displayed with the backup on this screen (once it completes successfully).
   2. Click Take a Backup to start the backup process. The backup will commence in the background and you will be able to see the progress on the main Virtual Server page.
   3. The backup will be scheduled to start as soon as possible and you can watch the progress from the Manual Backups section at the top of this screen.

 Once complete, you will be able to work with your new backup from the list of backups at the top of the Backups > Files screen.

Scheduling a Backup

You can also schedule backups to be taken automatically at regular intervals.

1. Click on the Backups button.
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2. Select Schedules from the drop-down list.
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3. Click the New Schedule button to create a new scheduled backup process.
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4. Fill in the backup schedule as appropriate:
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   1. The Target will show you what virtual server this scheduled backup will apply to.
   2. The Period should be a number that controls how frequently the automatic backup is made (in conjunction with the Period Type below).
   3. Select the Period type from the drop-down list. It can be days, weeks, months, or years.
   4. Rotation period tells the system how many automatic backups to keep from this schedule. 
   5. The Start Time is set in 24-hour time. This will control when the backup gets started. This feature uses the time set by our Cloud control panel, not that of the virtual server.
   6. If the backup schedule is Enabled, it will be automatically taken at the times specified.
   7. Click the Save button to apply these changes.
5. The backup(s) will start getting taken the next time the Start Time comes around. If you want an immediate backup, do a manual backup instead.

Note, and click Take a Backup

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