WordPress (UpdraftPlus)

UpdraftPlus is a WordPress backup plugin. It can send backups of your site’s files and database to a Zata bucket through its S3-Compatible (Generic) remote storage.

Before you start

A bucket for the backups, for example wp-backups. See Create a bucket.
An access key from the same region as the bucket. See Access keys.
Admin access to your WordPress site.

Connection settings

Setting	Value
S3 access key / S3 secret key	From Access Keys in the Zata console. The key must be from the same region as the bucket.
S3 location	Your bucket name only, for example `wp-backups` (or `wp-backups/site1` for a folder). The box already shows `s3generic://` in front, so do not type it.
S3 end-point	`idr01.zata.ai` for Indore, `bom01.zata.ai` for Mumbai (no `https://`)
Bucket access style	Path style
Signature version	SigV4

Set up UpdraftPlus

Install the plugin

In WordPress admin, open Plugins → Add New Plugin. Search for UpdraftPlus and click Install Now on UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin. Then click Activate.

WordPress admin menu with Plugins and Add New Plugin highlighted

Add Plugins search results with Install Now on UpdraftPlus

UpdraftPlus in the search results with the Activate button

Choose Zata as remote storage

Open Settings → UpdraftPlus Backups and select the Settings tab. Under Choose your remote storage, select S3-Compatible (Generic).

UpdraftPlus Settings tab with S3-Compatible (Generic) selected as remote storage

Enter the Zata details

Fill in the fields from the table above and click Test S3-Compatible (Generic) Settings. A success message means WordPress can reach your bucket.

S3-Compatible (Generic) settings with access key, secret key, S3 location, end-point idr01.zata.ai, Path style and SigV4

Set the schedule and save

On the same tab, set Files backup schedule and Database backup schedule, and how many scheduled backups to keep. Click Save Changes.

Test it

Open the Backup / Restore tab and click Backup Now. Tick Include your database in the backup, Include your files in the backup and Send this backup to remote storage, then click Backup Now.

Backup / Restore tab of UpdraftPlus with the Backup Now button

Take a new backup dialog with the database, files and remote storage options ticked

When it finishes, the backup shows under Existing backups. Check that the backup files are in your bucket in the Zata console, and try a restore from the Backup / Restore tab before you rely on it.

Existing backups list with the new backup and its database, plugins, themes, uploads and others parts

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
The test fails	Check the keys and the S3 end-point, and that S3 location is only the bucket name (no `s3generic://`, no `https://`).
Access denied	Check that the key can use the bucket and that the end-point matches the bucket’s region.
The backup stays only on the server	Tick Send this backup to remote storage in the Backup Now dialog.
Other errors	Read the UpdraftPlus log (Download most recently modified log file on the Backup / Restore tab).

For other errors, see Signature errors and Access denied.