====Backing Up ARDI====

You can backup your ARDI installation by going to the [[Administration Page|Administration page]] (via [[ardiuserguide:the_sidebar|the sidebar]]) and hitting 'Backup Database'.

You will be given a few options for components you might want to back up. For the largest but most complete backup, make sure that every option is checked.

This will include all of your [[media|media]], your [[symbols|symbols]], [[ardibasics:3D model|3D model]], [[ardibasics:skin|skins]] and the database itself, so even compressed it may be quite large.

//NOTE - To restore backups taken using this method requires a fully-working ARDI system to be installed, which takes time and resources to set up. Our preferred method of creating a backup is to create a 'Bare Metal' backup by taking a snapshot of your virtual machine image. Instructions on how to do this will be found within your NAS, hypervisor or cloud hosting solution.//