# Back up PostgreSQL with SimpleBackups

Source: https://docs.sliplane.io/databases/simplebackups

Create scheduled backups of a Sliplane PostgreSQL database with SimpleBackups.

[SimpleBackups](https://simplebackups.com/) connects directly to your Sliplane PostgreSQL database, creates backups on a schedule, and stores them in Sliplane Object Storage or another supported providers.

## Before you start

You need:

* a [managed PostgreSQL database on Sliplane](https://sliplane.io/app/databases)
* a [SimpleBackups account](https://my.simplebackups.com/)

## Create the backup

1. Open [Create Backup](https://my.simplebackups.com/backup/create) in SimpleBackups.
2. Select **Serverless**.
3. Set **Type** to **PostgreSQL**.
4. Select **Connection String** and paste the **Connection URI** copied from your database in the Sliplane dashboard.

## Allow SimpleBackups IP addresses (optional)

You can skip this section if your Sliplane database access control allows all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses with `0.0.0.0/0` and `::/0`.

If access is restricted to specific addresses, according to the SimpleBackups [firewall documentation](https://simplebackups.com/docs/help-tips-and-troubleshooting/connecting-a-server/simplebackups-ip-addresses-firewall), add the following CIDRs to the database's **Access Control** rules:

```txt
34.227.212.80/32
45.55.63.67/32
3.83.70.104/32
95.216.176.7/32
95.216.142.29/32
95.217.244.243/32
3.66.2.188/32
65.108.217.1/32
2a01:4f9:c011:7bad::1/128
2a01:4f9:c011:4e61::1/128
```

## Finish the configuration

1. Click **Validate** and wait for **Configuration validated**.
2. Change the backup name if needed.
3. Under **Where do you want to store your backups?**, select a backup destination. If you do not have one yet, click **Connect new storage**. Sliplane Object Storage is supported; see the SimpleBackups [Sliplane storage guide](https://simplebackups.com/docs/storage-providers/sliplane).
4. Under **When do you want to run your backup?**, choose the backup frequency.
5. Click **Create and Run**.

SimpleBackups runs the first backup immediately and saves it to your selected destination. Future backups run on the schedule you configured and can be monitored from the SimpleBackups dashboard.