Scheduled, verified WordPress backups that save to your own server — free, no SSH and no account needed. An optional connection adds an offsite copy on BackupYourSite Cloud when you want one.
Our SSH service is agentless by design, which is exactly why some hosts can't use it: no SSH access, no shell. The BackupYourSite plugin is for those sites. It backs up files and the database from inside WordPress itself, in small steps so a short time limit or a tight memory cap slows it down instead of breaking it, and restores everything again in one click — right from the WordPress admin.
| Best for | Shared hosts without SSH |
|---|---|
| Setup | Install the plugin, no account needed |
| Backup engine | Runs inside WordPress, in your PHP process |
| Default storage | Your own server — Cloud is optional |
| If the site is completely down | Can't restore itself; download the archive and restore it through your host |
| Plan & pricing | Free; the optional Cloud destination has its own plan |
If your host offers SSH (nearly every cPanel host does), our SSH service backs your sites up with zero footprint on the server itself — nothing installed, nothing running there. If it doesn't, the plugin gets you the same verified, restorable backups from inside WordPress instead. You can run both across different sites on one BackupYourSite account.
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