# Backup & Recovery Keeper Connection Manager is packaged and installed in your environment. As such, backups should be taken in order to recover the environment if required. It is highly recommended to perform backups of the following components: 1. [Server backup](#server-backup-instructions) 2. [Database snapshots](#database-snapshots) 3. [Docker compose](#docker-compose) and other critical files ### Server Backup Instructions * We recommend performing daily snapshots of your Keeper Connection Manager instances. * In most installations, a database running locally or within the Docker containers includes the connection and user data. When backing up the instance, ensure that the database is included. * When using the Advanced Linux Install method, ensure that the /etc/guacamole/ folder is included in the snapshot. ### Database Snapshots * For Docker and Auto Docker install methods, the `kcm-setup.run backup` command will run a backup locally. * For other installation methods, please use the database platform's backup features, for example `mysqladmin` on MySQL-backed installs. ### Docker compose * Back up and protect the files located in `/etc/kcm-setup/` which include `docker-compose.yml` and any other files which are being utilized by your container. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.keeper.io/keeper-connection-manager/installation/backup-and-recovery.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.