percona/percona-xtrabackup

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Percona XtraBackup is an open-source hot backup utility for MySQL-based servers that performs non-blocking backups of InnoDB, XtraDB, MyISAM, and MyRocks tables. It is designed for production environments, allowing backups of 24x7 loaded servers without locking the database or disrupting performance.

Use cases

• take hot backups of a mysql database without downtime
• back up innodb tables on a busy production server
• create physical backups of percona server for mysql
• back up mysql 8.0 databases while they stay online
• restore a mysql database from a physical backup
• set up automated nightly backups for a mysql cluster

When to choose

• you need non-blocking physical backups of MySQL/InnoDB databases
• you run Percona Server or Percona XtraDB Cluster and need compatible backups
• you back up large, heavily loaded 24x7 databases where logical dumps are too slow
• you want an open-source alternative to MySQL Enterprise Backup

When to avoid

• you need logical, portable backups in SQL format (use mysqldump or mydumper)
• you run MariaDB, which requires its own fork (mariabackup)
• you only back up small, low-traffic databases where simple dumps suffice
• you need cross-engine backups of non-transactional tables without locking considerations

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

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