For Enterprise Customers

We've recently rolled out the ability for enterprise customers to schedule frequent exports of their DatoCMS data to AWS S3 buckets.

While it's important to note that this is not an automatic backup & restore function, the Project Export feature allows Enterprise customers to export all content and assets from their DatoCMS project to their own AWS S3 bucket. 

Here's some important considerations:

• Not a Backup Solution: The export does not offer a one-click restoration process.

• Primary Environment Only: Only the primary project environment is included in the export.

• Automated and Scheduled: Exports occur on a predefined schedule, with a minimum frequency of once per month and a maximum of once per day.

• AWS S3 Storage Required: Customers must configure their own S3 bucket to receive the exported data.

The exported data includes:

• Schema Models: Fields and fieldsets.

• Schema Blocks: Block definitions and fields.

• Records: Current and published versions, including block records.

• Uploads: Metadata and references for uploaded assets.

• Project Settings: Locales, SEO settings, workflows, and installed plugins.

• Asset Files: All uploaded files from the media area.

To look into how to use this, refer to the docs.

For All Users

That being said, there's several existing methods for all users to ensure data integrity with some recommended DIY approaches to data exports, backups, and recovery options.

These include several options including Plugins, Scripts, and Environment clones. Refer to our docs on Available Export & Backup Options for more info.