How to Back Up and Restore Your Website on Hostinger Safely

Backups are the difference between recovery and regret. Most website disasters are survivable—if backups exist and are accessible. Hostinger provides reliable backup tools, but knowing how and when to use them correctly matters.

This guide explains backing up and restoring your website on Hostinger with minimal risk.

Understanding Hostinger Backup Options

Depending on your plan, Hostinger offers:

  • Automatic daily or weekly backups
  • Manual backup creation
  • File and database-level restoration

Not all backups are equal. Know what your plan includes.

Verifying Backup Availability

Inside hPanel:

  • Locate the Backups section
  • Confirm frequency and retention
  • Identify restore options

Do this before you need it.

Creating Manual Backups

Manual backups are useful before:

  • Major updates
  • Design changes
  • Plugin installations
  • File edits

Think of manual backups as checkpoints.

Restoring Your Website Safely

When restoring:

  • Identify the correct backup date
  • Understand what will be overwritten
  • Restore deliberately, not repeatedly

Multiple restorations compound errors.

Testing After Restoration

After a restore:

  • Check site functionality
  • Verify forms and payments
  • Confirm email delivery

Restoration is complete only after verification.

Common Backup Mistakes

Avoid:

  • Assuming backups exist
  • Restoring without diagnosis
  • Ignoring database-only restores when appropriate

Precision matters.

Final Editorial Take

Backups are not exciting—but they are foundational.

Hostinger’s backup system is reliable when used intentionally. Treat backups as part of routine operations, not emergency tools, and you will rarely need them.

In the next article, we will conclude this series with advanced Hostinger tips for power users.