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# Percona XtraBackup

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Percona XtraBackup is **not supported** in MariaDB. [mariadb-backup](/docs/server/server-usage/backup-and-restore/mariadb-backup/mariadb-backup-overview.md) is the recommended backup method to use instead of Percona XtraBackup. See [Percona XtraBackup Overview: Compatibility with MariaDB](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/backing-up-and-restoring-databases-percona-xtrabackup/percona-xtrabackup-overview.md#compatibility-with-mariadb) for more information.
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[Percona XtraBackup Overview](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/backing-up-and-restoring-databases-percona-xtrabackup/percona-xtrabackup-overview.md)
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Overview of Percona XtraBackup for hot backups of MariaDB — now unsupported in MariaDB; use mariadb-backup instead. Covers features, compatibility, and installation.
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[Percona XtraBackup Build Instructions](/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/legacy-clients-and-utilities/backing-up-and-restoring-databases-percona-xtrabackup/percona-xtrabackup-build-instructions.md)
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Build instructions for compiling Percona XtraBackup from source, including platform-specific notes. Percona XtraBackup is unsupported in MariaDB; use mariadb-backup instead.
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