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Admin Guide > Appendix H: Database Operations > Backing Up the Database
Backing Up the Database
The following options are supported for backup of your ICE Server configuration and files.
*SCP and SFTP Backup
ICE supports Secure Copy Protocol and Secure File Transfer Protocol for local backups.
*Azure Backup
ICE supports the integration of backup and restore operations with Microsoft Azure. This feature requires a Microsoft Azure account.
*AWS S3
ICE supports the integration of backup and restore operations with Amazon Web Services S3 (Simple Storage Service). This feature requires an Amazon Web Services S3 account.
Backup Requirements
The following component(s) are required for database backup.
*Openssh-client
The openssh-client package is required. It comes preloaded on most Linux distributions, but if it is not installed, use the following commands to update the system and install openssh-client:
sudo apt install openssh-client -y