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# How to take snapshots and how do I know the status of backups?

Click on Backups in the left-sidebar and then Go to the Snapshots

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Click on the “+ Create Instant Snapshot“ button which is located in the top right corner to create an instant snapshot :

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Fill in the details by selecting the active cluster with backups enabled, choosing the namespaces you want to back up, selecting the MinIO bucket that you have created, giving it a name, and then clicking on the "Create Snapshot" button :

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Now, the created snapshot will be listed in the snapshot list view.

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Now, if you want to check the status of the snapshot that has just been created, click on the "logs" button, and the logs will be visible in a terminal window below :

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Now you have successfully created a snapshot!