# Backup of Pega Application

**URL:** <https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073>\
**Category:** General\
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**Created:** [September 24, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073 "2023-09-24T07:21:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![AbhishekC1725](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@AbhishekC1725](https://forums.pega.com/u/AbhishekC1725)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073/1 "2023-09-24T07:21:01Z")

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Hi,

How we can take backup of our Pega Application ?

Need to take backup of our Pega Application due to server maintenance activity.

Thanks In Advance.

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**Author:** ![P.Siva.Praveen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/p.siva.praveen/32/22985_2.png) [@P.Siva.Praveen](https://forums.pega.com/u/P.Siva.Praveen)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073/2 "2023-09-24T09:41:11Z")

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@AbhishekC1725

You can create the product file to move the complete application and if needed you can add thd individual instances in that product rule. Once it is completed, create a package of it.

For the safer side, try to take the complete db backup before doing this activity

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**Author:** ![AbhishekC1725](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@AbhishekC1725](https://forums.pega.com/u/AbhishekC1725)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073/3 "2023-09-24T12:55:46Z")

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@P.Siva.Praveen

Thanks for response.

Just want to confirm for product file Configure–\>Application–\>Distribution–\>Package.

One more option we have

Configure—\>Application—\>Distribution—\>Export can we this Export option also?

And for taking the complete db backup we need to include DB Team. Or we can do this from Pega side?

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**Author:** ![P.Siva.Praveen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/p.siva.praveen/32/22985_2.png) [@P.Siva.Praveen](https://forums.pega.com/u/P.Siva.Praveen)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073/4 "2023-09-25T02:37:27Z")

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@AbhishekC1725

You can choose any of these option, but the second option gives the flexibility that application related information can be choosen. This is a wizard.You can involve db team for db backup.

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**Author:** ![AbhishekC1725](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@AbhishekC1725](https://forums.pega.com/u/AbhishekC1725)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/backup-of-pega-application/5073/5 "2023-09-25T09:28:11Z")

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@P.Siva.Praveen Thank you