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milesherndon/s3-backups
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Plugin to backup Craft to AWS S3

1.0.1.6(6y ago)0571[1 PRs](https://github.com/MilesHerndon/craft-s3-backups/pulls)MITPHP

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S3 Backups plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
===================================

[](#s3-backups-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x)

Plugin to backup Craft files and database to AWS S3

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.1 or later.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require milesherndon/s3-backups

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for S3 Backups.

S3 Backups Overview
-------------------

[](#s3-backups-overview)

S3 Backups offers a simple way of setting up a backup process to Craft projects. It is easy to setup and run regularly. Before using, you will need a AWS account, an AWS Key and Secret, and a bucket to store the backup files.

Configuring S3 Backups
----------------------

[](#configuring-s3-backups)

For AWS settings, those can be saved in the settings section directly, or they can be saved in the .env.

Using S3 Backups
----------------

[](#using-s3-backups)

-Insert text here-

S3 Backups Roadmap
------------------

[](#s3-backups-roadmap)

Some things to do, and ideas for potential features:

- Add more error handling and error emails
- Set logging of error messages
- Add cleanup on queue second attempt
- Add feature to exclude additonal files from being backed up
- Add ability to download backup directly from Craft CP

Brought to you by [MilesHerndon](https://milesherndon.com)

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~24 days

Total

7

Last Release

2449d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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