CodeGuard Website Backup & Disaster Recovery

It doesn’t take much to infect a website or take it offline—an act of malice, ransomware, or even accidentally testing an update on your live site. Without regular backups, you must diagnose and manually repair issues, causing expensive downtime and damaging brand reputation. Backing up your site with CodeGuard enables you to hop back instantly to a clean version while you triage any unexpected problems.

The golden rule of thumb for critical data protection is 3-2-1: three copies, two on-site, one off-site. Most hosting providers only store their backups on the exact same server as your website, and many do not provide direct on-demand access. If your web host suffers hardware failure or you get locked out of your hosting account, those backups are lost. CodeGuard stores copies off-site on AWS with 256-bit AES encryption, making them readily accessible anytime, from anywhere.

Yes! Granular file restoration is one of CodeGuard’s most valuable features. If you are updating your website and mistakenly alter a critical file or stylesheet, you don’t need to restore the whole site and lose subsequent modifications. CodeGuard allows you to filter through your backup snapshots, pinpoint the exact file, and restore only that element.

CodeGuard leverages Git differential tracking behind the scenes. Each backup is hashed with SHA-1, allowing modifications between snapshots to be clearly identified and labeled. Traditionally, this requires complex Git repository configurations, but CodeGuard provides automatic Git versioning out of the box with zero extra technical setup.

If you run WordPress, CodeGuard can be configured to manage all updates to WordPress and its plugins. With CodeGuard, updates happen on the fly, and if an incompatible plugin breaks your website layout, an automated restore point is immediately ready to roll back your site to the previous functional version.

CodeGuard ensures you never have to worry about data safety or integrity. All backups are stored securely with Amazon Web Services (AWS) using 256-bit AES server-side encryption, safeguarding your assets with enterprise-grade protection.

CodeGuard works with WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and custom PHP websites that use MySQL or MS-SQL databases and have FTP/SFTP access. If you are using WordPress, you can simply use the CodeGuard WordPress plugin without needing FTP access or whitelisting IP addresses.