Store your WordPress backups in Amazon S3 with industry-leading 99.999999999% (11 9's) durability. Leverage AWS's global infrastructure for secure, scalable, and cost-effective backup storage.
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Join the WaitlistAmazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is the world's most reliable cloud storage platform, designed for 99.999999999% (11 9's) durability. PloyWP's S3 integration provides:
S3 automatically stores your backups across multiple devices and facilities, ensuring your WordPress data is virtually indestructible.
Multiple versions of your backups are automatically maintained, allowing you to restore from any point in time.
Automatic lifecycle policies move older backups to cheaper storage classes, reducing costs by up to 70% without manual intervention.
All backups are encrypted at rest and in transit using AES-256 encryption, with configurable key management options.
Before configuring S3 backup storage with PloyWP, ensure you have:
An active AWS account with billing enabled. AWS Free Tier includes 5GB S3 storage
A dedicated IAM user with programmatic access and S3 permissions for your backup bucket
An S3 bucket in your preferred AWS region dedicated to WordPress backups
S3 bucket names must be globally unique and DNS-compliant. Consider using a format like
company-wordpress-backups-region for clarity.
Log in to your AWS account and navigate to the S3 service, or go directly to console.aws.amazon.com/s3/
Click "Create bucket" and configure the basic settings:
Bucket name:
Replace with your actual company/project name
AWS Region:
Bucket owner enforced for better security
Keep this enabled for backup security
Allows multiple backup versions per file
SSE-S3 is recommended for most WordPress backups
Review your settings and click "Create bucket". Your S3 backup storage is now ready!
✅ Your bucket is created and ready for WordPress backups
Create a dedicated IAM user with minimal S3 permissions specific to your backup bucket. This ensures maximum security for your WordPress backups.
Navigate to IAM → Users → Add users and create a new user:
Select "Access key - Programmatic access"
Instead of broad S3 access, create a custom policy for your specific backup bucket:
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"s3:PutObject",
"s3:GetObject",
"s3:DeleteObject",
"s3:ListBucket",
"s3:GetBucketLocation",
"s3:PutObjectAcl"
],
"Resource": [
"arn:aws:s3:::your-backup-bucket-name",
"arn:aws:s3:::your-backup-bucket-name/*"
]
}
]
} ⚠️ Replace "your-backup-bucket-name" with your actual bucket name
Attach the custom policy to your IAM user and complete the creation process. Save the generated access credentials securely.
🔑 Save your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key - you won't see them again!
Automatically reduce backup storage costs by up to 70% with intelligent lifecycle policies that move older backups to cheaper storage classes.
Recent backups remain in Standard storage for fast access and immediate restores.
Cost: $0.023/GB/month
Monthly backups move to Infrequent Access storage with slightly longer retrieval times.
Cost: $0.0125/GB/month (45% savings)
Long-term archival backups with 1-5 minute retrieval for disaster recovery scenarios.
Cost: $0.004/GB/month (83% savings)
Ultra-long-term storage for compliance and historical backups with 12-hour retrieval.
Cost: $0.00099/GB/month (96% savings)
PloyWP automatically configures these lifecycle policies when you connect your S3 bucket, ensuring optimal cost efficiency without manual management.
Once you have your S3 bucket and IAM credentials, connect them to PloyWP:
Navigate to Settings → Backup Providers in your PloyWP dashboard
Click "Add Provider" and select Amazon S3
Enter a friendly name (e.g., "Production S3 Backups")
Enter your S3 bucket name and AWS region
Provide your IAM Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
Configure backup frequency and retention settings
Click "Test & Save" to verify the connection
Your WordPress sites will now automatically backup to S3 with intelligent lifecycle management.
Small WordPress Site (1GB)
~$0.05-$0.10/month with lifecycle policies
Large WordPress Site (10GB)
~$0.50-$1.00/month with lifecycle policies
S3 provides enterprise-grade security with AES-256 encryption at rest, SSL/TLS encryption in transit, and comprehensive access controls. Your backups are stored across multiple facilities for maximum durability. PloyWP adds additional encryption layers and uses secure, time-limited access tokens.
Yes! Your backups are stored in your own S3 bucket, so you have full access through the AWS console, AWS CLI, or any S3-compatible tool. PloyWP stores backups in standard formats, ensuring you're never locked into our platform. You can download, migrate, or restore backups independently if needed.
PloyWP monitors your S3 bucket health and will alert you immediately if access is lost. We recommend enabling S3 MFA Delete protection and Cross-Region Replication for critical sites. Our backup system can be configured to use multiple S3 buckets across different regions for additional redundancy.
Upload times depend on your site size and internet connection. Typical WordPress sites (1-5GB) upload in 5-30 minutes. PloyWP uses multipart uploads for large files and incremental backups to minimize transfer times. Initial backups take longer, but subsequent backups only upload changed files.
Absolutely! PloyWP's S3 backups are provider-agnostic. You can restore your WordPress site to any hosting platform, including shared hosting, VPS, or other cloud providers. Our backup format includes all necessary files, database exports, and configuration data for seamless migrations.
S3 has no storage limits, and PloyWP doesn't impose backup size restrictions. However, AWS charges for data transfer out of S3 ($0.09/GB after the first 1GB monthly). Backup uploads to S3 are free. Most WordPress backup and restore operations stay within free tier limits.
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