---
title: "Back up a WordPress site to E2E Object Storage"
description: "Configure the UpdraftPlus plugin to back up and restore a WordPress site's files and database to an E2E Object Storage bucket."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "object-storage"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/back-up-a-wordpress-site-to-object-storage/"
topic: ["use-with-other-products"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/generate-an-access-key/"]}
---

# Back up a WordPress site to E2E Object Storage

WordPress usually runs on a [node](/myaccount/node/); this covers backing it up to Object
Storage with UpdraftPlus, a WordPress plugin for scheduled backups. You need a bucket and an
access key with **Bucket Writer** access first; see
[Generate an access key](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/generate-an-access-key/). UpdraftPlus
needs WordPress 3.9 or later.

## Install UpdraftPlus

In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins**, search for **UpdraftPlus**, click **Install Now**,
then **Activate**.

## Point UpdraftPlus at your bucket

Go to **Settings > UpdraftPlus Backups > Settings**, scroll to **Remote Storage**, and choose
**S3-Compatible Generic**. Enter your access key and secret key, your bucket name under **S3
Location**, and your region's endpoint under **S3 Endpoint**: `objectstore.e2enetworks.net`
for Delhi, or the Chennai endpoint from
[S3 compatibility](/myaccount/object-storage/concepts/s3-compatibility/) for one there. Click
**Test S3 Settings** to confirm it connects, then save.

## Back up and restore

From the **Backup/Restore** tab, click **Backup Now** with **Send this Backup to Remote
Storage** checked. Once it finishes, the backup appears in your bucket: open the bucket's
**Objects** tab in MyAccount to see the files UpdraftPlus uploaded.

To restore, click **Restore** next to a backup, then choose which parts to bring back: files,
database, or both. Restoring replaces what the site holds now with the backup's copy.

UpdraftPlus can also run backups on a schedule from its own **Settings** tab. To keep old ones
from piling up in the bucket, see
[Set a lifecycle rule](/myaccount/object-storage/how-to/set-a-lifecycle-rule/).