ZATA S3 Backup allows you to create secure backups of your site database, themes, and plugins and store them in ZATA Object Storage or any S3-compatible storage provider.

The plugin is designed to be lightweight, transparent, and easy to use, without relying on external SaaS services.

Features

Database backup
Themes backup
Plugins backup
Support for ZATA Object Storage (default)
Support for S3-compatible providers
Manual and scheduled backups
Email notifications
Retention policy
Logs and history
No data tracking or telemetry

Configuration

You will need:
* Bucket name
* Access Key
* Secret Key
* Endpoint URL (for S3-compatible providers)

ZATA storage is selected by default.

External services

This plugin can connect to an external S3-compatible object storage service in order to upload your backup archives (database export and optional theme/plugin archives).

Service used:
– An S3-compatible object storage endpoint configured by the site administrator.
– By default, the plugin is pre-filled for ZATA (S3-compatible storage). The administrator can change the endpoint to another provider.

What data is sent and when:
– When you click “Test Connection”, the plugin performs a read/write/delete test object in the configured bucket.
– When you run a backup (manual or scheduled), the plugin uploads the generated backup archive files to the configured bucket.

Data transmitted to the storage service:
– Bucket name, object key/path prefix, file contents of the backup archives.
– Request metadata required by the S3 API (timestamps, content hash) and an authorization signature (AWS Signature Version 4).
– Your secret key is used locally to create the request signature and is not sent as plain text.

Conditions:
– Transfers occur only if remote storage is configured and you initiate a test/backup (or enable scheduling).
– You can disable remote uploads by clearing the endpoint/bucket/keys.

Terms and privacy:
– If you use ZATA, please review the service terms and privacy policy:
– Terms: https://zata.ai/zataprivacypolicies.pdf
– Privacy: https://zata.ai/zataprivacypolicies.pdf
– If you use another S3-compatible provider, refer to that provider’s terms and privacy policy.