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# Creating Your Own Backup – WordPress Hosting

||| ℹ️ **Important:** This article applies to our WordPress Hosting packages.
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* [Creating your own backup](#3-creating-your-own-backup)
* [Instructional Video](#3-instructional-video)
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### Creating your own backup

1. Log in at `https://[servernaam].srvnl.nl:8443`.
   📖 **More info:** [How to find out which server you're on](/en/article/how-can-i-find-the-server-name-of-my-hosting-package-acx1d4/)

2. Under **Files & Databases**, click **Backups**.
3. Click the **Backups** button.
4. Complete the form as follows:
   
* Choose under **Backup content** what data to include:
     - Settings (required)
     - Mail messages
     - User files
     - Databases
   
* Choose under **Store in** where you want to save the backup (default: your hosting package).
   
* Choose under **Type** the type of backup:
     - We recommend **Full** if you don't regularly make manual backups.
   
* Under **Backup settings**, add a note in **Comments**, for example:
     "Backup before website maintenance on January 1, 2024".
   
* (Optional) Tick **Send notification email upon completion** and enter your email address.

5. Click **OK**.

✅ The backup will now be created.

*Depending on the size of your hosting package, this may take a few minutes to several hours.*

||| 📌 **Tip:**

* Replace `voorbeeld.it` with your own domain name.
* Replace `[servernaam]` with the server name where your hosting package is hosted.
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### 🎦 Instructional Video

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