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title: "Create Siteworx Backups in Nodeworx"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/control-panel/interworx/nodeworx/backup-and-restore/create-siteworx-backups-in-nodeworx/"
description: "Create Siteworx backups directly from Nodeworx."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2025-07-01"
last_modified: "2026-07-02"
---

# Create Siteworx Backups in Nodeworx

1. Log into NodeWorx.
2. In NodeWorx, navigate to **SiteWorx > Backup / Restore**![backup list](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nw-sw-backups.png)
3. Select the **Reseller** that owns the account(s) from the Reseller dropdown 
    - If logged in with a NodeWorx Reseller account, only the SiteWorx accounts owned by that reseller will be shown
4. Select the **checkboxe(s)** for the SiteWorx account(s) 
    - Selecting the **checkbox** next to the With Selected dropdown will select all accounts
5. Select the backup type from the With Selected dropdown![backup options dropdown](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nw-sw-backup-dropdown.png)
    - **Full Backup**: Create a full SiteWorx backup, which includes all SiteWorx account related data
    - **Structure-Only Backup**: Creates a backup that only contains SiteWorx related data that is stored in the internal InterWorx database, such as email users and passwords 
        - Actual files, such as website files, actual emails, and database tables, are not included in structure-only backups
        - Structure-only backups are useful for SiteWorx accounts that have large amounts of data files, where a regular full backup could take a considerable amount of time and resources
6. Click **Go**. This opens the Create Backup form![create backup form](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nw-sw-create-backup-form.png)
7. (Optional) Update the E-mail Status To field with the email that should be notified when the backup process finishes
8. Click **Create**