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The Best Automatic Way to MySQL Backup on any S3 Provider
We understand that your data is the most precious asset, and you cannot afford to neglect or collapse it. SnapShooter is here for you to take every step of the procedure. All databases will be backed up on a single schedule and stored securely in the cloud. Snapshooter provides you MySQL backup services with numerous facilities.
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Get Up to Date with Everything
The MySQL backup solution from SnapShooter lets you choose your preferred notification channels, and the system will alert you immediately if there are any failures. In addition, you will receive a thorough report detailing what went wrong and recommendations for how to improve it.
Manage MySQL Backup with S3 Providers
Your backups will be stored on the cloud service of your choices, such as BackBlaze, AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, or Filebase, using the automatic MySQL database backup solution of Snapshooter. Additionally, it functions with managed and self-hosted MySQL. We can supply backup if they grant SSH access.
Make MySQL Bin log Easy with SnapShooter
SnapShooter allows you to maintain the current backups that you are doing easily. In addition, we provide the service of keeping all the records of your databases made by the Bin log. You can enable MySQL Bin logs, and then we can remotely pull them.
MySQL Backup Everything with SnapShooter
SanpShooter exports each database into a separate file to make the restore simpler. Thanks to database scanning at the backup time, you will never forget a new database.
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What is a MySQL Backup Service?
A MySQL backup service is an essential tool for a well-running company to protect their data. No business can afford to lose their MySQL database, and using a backup service helps reduce any downtime and data loss caused by a failure in MySQL or a human error. A service will automate the process and report the issues back.
What is a MySQL backup tool?
A MySQL backup tool is a software application that you can manually run your backup your database; think of mysqldump used to extract the database into a SQL file you can run to recreate the database a service automates and manages the process for you.
Why use a MySQL Backup Service
You want to use a MySQL backup service to ensure your critical databases are protected from data loss. It's all too easy for someone to delete data accidentally, a hacker to hold you to ransom or a server to crash, to name a few. With a MySQL backup service, you migrate this risk by having a 3rd party like SnapShooter handle all of your backups and store them offsite.
Why backup MySQL Offsite?
You want to make sure you backup your MySQL database offsite, to remove any risk that your source location gets compromised, whether that is a hacker, a data centre fire or disk corruption. If your backup is not offsite, it's almost not worth having. If your current provider is having issues, you can restore your data with a second provider.
Who pays for storage?
You use your own cloud storage account, so you pay the fees associated with any external S3-compatible storage or Dropbox, Google Drive or Azure.
How does SnapShooter backup MySQL databases?
SnapShooter use the mysqldump command to create, manage, and update the MySQL databases. And with its automatic tools, you can find the righteous files and set the backup in just a few blinks of an eye.
Can SnapShooter allow backup for my clients?
Yes, you can organise all of the backups to be quickly accessible.
What are the other things that we can backup with SnapShooter?
As we told you that SnapShooter is the best way to backup MySQL, but it is also fantastic for the following things. MongoDB PostgreSQL Server files
Can SnapShooter keep separate files?
Yes, SnapShooter keeps separate files if you want a single dump file or if you want each database to be its backup using the SnapShooter MySQL backup everything.
After messing around with bash scripts and cron jobs to back up my MySQL databases, Snapshooter's new service has been a godsend. Just a few clicks and I have reliable backups to S3 on a regular schedule.
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Server Based MySQL Backup Service Backups
For customers who already have a server and want there MySQL Server data to stay within there own network, only meta sent back to SnapShooter.
- SnapShooter Connects Via SSH to your server
- Once Connected this server connects directly to your MySQL Server and begins the backup process
- Data from MySQL Server begins streaming to your server
- Your Server compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
- Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
- During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
- Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage
Serverless MySQL Backup Service Backups
For customers who want us to directly access your MySQL Server using SnapShooters fleet of global servers.
- SnapShooter boots a container in a SnapShooter cluster of your choosing
- Once booted this container connects your MySQL Server and begins the backup process
- Data from MySQL Server begins streaming to the SnapShooter Container
- The container compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
- Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
- During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
- Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage
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