# BackupBuddy
> [!NOTE] Overview
> BackupBuddy is a premium WordPress backup plugin by iThemes that offers comprehensive backup, restore, and migration capabilities with built-in scheduling and cloud storage options.
## Key Features
1. Backup Types
- Complete backup
- Database only
- Files only
- Custom selection
2. Storage Options
- BackupBuddy Stash
- Amazon S3
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- FTP/SFTP
- Local storage
3. Advanced Features
- Malware scanning
- Database repair
- Server info
- Site migration
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Recommended
- **Pricing**: $80/year (Basic), $127/year (Gold), $199/year (Platinum)
- **Installation Type**: Backup Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Backup Settings
1. Schedule Options
- Backup frequency
- Storage limits
- Notification settings
- Retention policy
2. Storage Setup
- Remote destinations
- Authentication
- Path settings
- Transfer limits
### 2. Advanced Options
1. Performance
- Chunk size
- Memory limits
- Zip method
- Database method
2. Security
- Encryption
- Password protection
- Access controls
- Import settings
## Best Practices
1. Backup Strategy
- Regular schedules
- Multiple locations
- Verified backups
- Clean old files
2. Migration Planning
- Pre-migration check
- Server compatibility
- Database size
- File permissions
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- [[WP Rocket]] for caching
- [[Wordfence Security]] for security
- iThemes Security
- Most hosting environments
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Backup Problems
- Server limits
- Storage space
- Timeout issues
- Permission errors
2. Migration Issues
- Path conflicts
- Database size
- Server compatibility
- URL handling
## Personal Experience
Premium backup solution with excellent features and reliability. The Stash storage and malware scanning add significant value. Support is responsive and documentation is comprehensive.
## Alternatives
1. [[UpdraftPlus]]
2. [[Duplicator]]
3. All-in-One WP Migration
4. WP Migrate DB Pro
## Best Use Cases
1. Site Management
- Regular backups
- Site migration
- Emergency recovery
- Development workflow
2. Security
- Malware protection
- Version control
- Quick recovery
- Secure storage
## Performance Optimization
1. Backup Process
- Chunk size
- Server load
- Network usage
- Storage efficiency
2. Resource Usage
- Memory allocation
- CPU usage
- Disk space
- Bandwidth
## Emergency Recovery
1. Restore Process
- File recovery
- Database import
- Configuration
- Testing
2. Migration Steps
- Backup creation
- File transfer
- Database migration
- URL updates
## Unique Features
1. Stash Live
- Real-time backup
- Continuous sync
- Quick restore
- Cloud storage
2. Server Tools
- Database repair
- Malware scan
- Server info
- Deployment
## Resources
- [Official Website](https://ithemes.com/backupbuddy/)
- [Documentation](https://ithemes.com/documentation/backupbuddy/)
- [Knowledge Base](https://ithemes.com/tutorials-category/backupbuddy/)
- [Support](https://ithemes.com/support/)