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Set up backup storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3)

Xagio saves backups of your connected WordPress sites to cloud storage you own. Connect at least one storage service before you choose it for a site. You can use Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or Amazon S3.

Open backup settings

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  1. Open Backups in the sidebar.
  2. Click the Backup Settings button (gear icon).

The Configure Backup Locations page shows each service as Authorized or Non Authorized.

Connect Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive

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  1. Open the service you want.
  2. Click Authorize Now.
  3. Sign in to the service and allow Xagio access.

You return to Xagio and the service shows as Authorized. To disconnect it, click Deauthorize.

Connect Amazon S3

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  1. Open Amazon S3.
  2. Enter your Access Key and Secret Key from your AWS account.
  3. Enter the Bucket Name.
  4. Pick the bucket’s Region.
  5. Click Save & Verify.

Xagio tests the connection before saving. You see “Amazon S3 connection verified. Settings saved.” when it works.

Next step

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Choose the storage for each site and set a schedule. See Schedule, run and restore backups.

What it costs

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Backups are free. Storage space is billed by your storage provider.

Troubleshooting

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  • “Please fill in Access Key, Secret Key, Bucket Name and Region.” Fill in all four Amazon S3 fields.
  • “Could not connect to Amazon S3: …” Check the keys, the bucket name and that the region matches the bucket. The rest of the message is the error Amazon returned.
  • “Dropbox: no authorization code was returned.” (or the same for Google Drive) The sign-in was cancelled or did not finish. Click Authorize Now again and allow access.
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