Hello David,
Backing up your website and data is extremely important in case of a disaster. The general consensus is the following :
Backing up your website and data is extremely important in case of a disaster. The general consensus is the following :
3 copies of your data
2 different storage mediums
1 offsite backup
For my personal websites I choose to utilize cpanel backup features, but also backup to my local server at home. That server then gets backed up to a cloud provider. So multiple copies.
Another option is something like using Jet Backup or similar and backing up to Backblaze B2 storage (great pricing and control), Crash plan, rsync.net, and others.
I would highly suggest having an automated backup to an offsite location. This means a location other than the server your site is being hosted on.
If you have any questions or would like me to expand on anything, feel free to let me know.
