# Backups
### What Makes Us Different?
Ember Host uses something called Borg backups, which has some huge benefits over the S3 backup system that comes with Pterodactyl by default: de-duplicated and incremental backups. This means that each individual backup taken will only include changes since the last backup - hugely decreasing the amount of time backups take after the first one is created.
### Creating a Backup
Here's how to make a backup - start by heading over to the backups tab on our [panel](https://panel.ember.host), and click `Create Backup`.
Ember Panel - Backups tab
Name your backup, lock it, or select which files to include here!
{% hint style="warning" %}
Selecting files to include here will override the existing `backupPattern.lst`
{% endhint %}
### Creating Scheduled Backups
Schduled backups are simple - you can use our inbuilt schedules feature in our panel, which allows for automated backup creation at whatever times you specify. When you reach the backup limited, the oldest non-locked backup will be deleted to make space for the new one the schedule creates. Curious on how to create a schedule? Check out our page on [schedules](https://docs.ember.host/ember-panel/schedules)!
### Choosing Which Files Are Included in a Scheduled Backup
Go into the files tab of the panel. Then, click 'New File' -> type up your patternfile -> save it as `backupPattern.lst`
```p
- ./backups/**
- ./bluemap/web/maps/**/tiles/**
- ./dynmap/web/tiles/**
- ./crash-reports/**
- ./logs/**
```
*For Borg, lines in a pattern file start with + for include patterns and - for exclude patterns.* `- ./backups/**` tells Borg to exclude the backups directory and all its contents. The \*\* pattern matches any files and subdirectories recursively.
`- ./bluemap/web/maps/**/tiles/**` excludes all tiles directories under any directory within ./bluemap/web/maps/, including their contents.
`- ./dynmap/web/tiles/**` excludes all content within the ./dynmap/web/tiles/ directory, recursively.
`- ./crash-reports/** and - ./logs/**` exclude the crash-reports and logs directories respectively, along with all their contents.
Ember Panel Files tab - new file
Typing up the example patternfile
Saving the patternfile
### Further Examples
To include a specific directory and all its contents: `+ /path/to/directory/**`
To exclude a specific directory: `- /path/to/directory/**`
To include all .yml files in a specific directory: `+ /path/to/directory/**/*.yml`
To exclude all .log files: `- *.log`
By `@goldenedit` and `@icewaffles`
