Wordpress backup with Updraft to Digital Ocean

To create a backup of your Wordpress site with UpdraftPlus to Digital Ocean, you can use the following steps which assume you have already got a Bucket setup and have the necessary permissions and Access Keys to upload to it:

1. Install the UpdraftPlus plugin and activate it.
2. In Wordpress admin interface, go to UpdraftPlus > Settings
3. In the settings for Choose your remote storage (as many as you like): click to select S3 Compatible (Generic)
4. In the S3 Compatible (Generic) settings, enter the following from your Bucket details:
   • S3 Access Key: your access key
   • S3 secret key: your secret key
   • S3 location: domain name of site being backed up e.g. wordpress.wurk.house and this will be the folder name in the storage
   • S3 end-point: Bucket endpoint e.g. https://s3.lon1.digitaloceanspaces.com
5. Once this is done, click on the Test S3-Compatible (Generic) Settings button and you will see a message that the connection is successful - if it fails check all settings are correct.
6. Now click on Save settings and you should be good to go.
7. You can now configure auto backup settings in the UpdraftPlus settings page.
8. You can also go to UpdraftPlus > Backup / Restore and click Backup Now and it will start the manual backup process. Ensure that option for Send this backup to remote storage (...) is checked to send the backup to your DO storage.