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# What to backup # What to backup
Vikunja does not store any data outside of the database. There are two parts you need to back up: The database and attachment files.
So, all you need to backup are the contents of that database and maybe the config file.
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## MySQL ## Files
To back up attachments and other files, it is enough to copy them [from the attachments folder]({{< ref "config.md" >}}#basepath) to some other place.
## Database
### MySQL
To create a backup from mysql use the `mysqldump` command: To create a backup from mysql use the `mysqldump` command:
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mysql -u <user> -p -h <db-host> <database> < vkunja-backup.sql mysql -u <user> -p -h <db-host> <database> < vkunja-backup.sql
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## PostgreSQL ### PostgreSQL
To create a backup from PostgreSQL use the `pg_dump` command: To create a backup from PostgreSQL use the `pg_dump` command:
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For more information, please visit the [relevant PostgreSQL documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/backup-dump.html). For more information, please visit the [relevant PostgreSQL documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/backup-dump.html).
## SQLite ### SQLite
To backup sqllite databases, it is enough to copy the database elsewhere. To back up sqllite databases, it is enough to copy the [database file]({{< ref "config.md" >}}#path) to somwhere else.