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# Backups
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This page describes some options on how to create backups.
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## What to backup
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Linkding stores all data in a SQLite database, so all you need to backup are the contents of that database.
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The location of the database file is `data/db.sqlite3` in the application folder.
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If you are using Docker then the full path in the Docker container is `/etc/linkding/data/db.sqlite`.
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As described in the installation docs, you should mount the `/etc/linkding/data` folder to a folder on your host system, from which you then can execute the backup.
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Below, we describe several methods to create a backup of the database:
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- Manual backup using the export function from the UI
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- Create a copy of the SQLite databse with the SQLite backup function
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- Create a plain textfile with the contents of the SQLite database with the SQLite dump function
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Choose the method that fits you best.
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## Exporting from the UI
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The least technical option is to use the bookmark export in the UI.
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Go to the settings page and open the *Data* tab.
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Then click on the *Download* button to download an HTML file containing all your bookmarks.
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You can backup this file on a drive, or an online file host.
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## Using the SQLite backup function
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Requires [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/index.html) to be installed on your host system.
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With this method you create a new SQLite database, which is a copy of your linkding database.
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This method uses the backup command in the [Command Line Shell For SQLite](https://sqlite.org/cli.html).
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```shell
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sqlite3 db.sqlite3 ".backup 'backup.sqlite3'"
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```
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After you have created the backup database `backup.sqlite` you have to move it to another system, for example with rsync.
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## Using the SQLite dump function
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Requires [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/index.html) to be installed on your host system.
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With this method you create a plain text file with the SQL statements to recreate the SQLite database.
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```shell
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sqlite3 db.sqlite3 .dump > backup.sql
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```
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As this is a plain text file you can commit it to any revision management system, like git.
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Using git you can commit the changes, followed by a git push to a remote repository.
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