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# Recovery options

Recovery options in Devolutions Server describe how to back up critical components and restore the platform after an incident. Administrators configure backups of the SQL database and web application folder in Backup manager and generate a recovery kit that contains the settings and encryption material required to rebuild an instance on new infrastructure.

In a disaster, documented recovery steps guide you through deploying a new server, restoring the backup, and applying the recovery kit so vaults, permissions, and recordings are recovered. Testing this process regularly in a staging environment helps validate that recovery objectives can be met.

#### Related topics

* [Backup manager](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/web-interface/administration/backup/backup-manager/)
* [Recovery kit generation](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/devolutions-server-console/recovery-kit/)
* [Restore a Devolutions Server instance](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/kb/how-to-articles/dvls-disaster-recovery/)


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