# Backup and Restore

## Creating Backups

CourseLit stores all of its data, including media and database files, under a single directory on your server. The location of this directory is the same one which you specified at Step #4 of the installation wizard. The default location is `~/courselit-data`.

You can simply take a backup of this directory on your server using any tool. Once the backup is created, you can download it or store it on some server.

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If you are constantly uploading new content, take frequent backups of your data so as keep everything backed up.
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## Restoring Backups

To restore a previous backup, simply extract the contents of your backup archive to the location you specified at Step #4 of the installation wizard.

## Something's Not Clear?

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