# Backup MySQL database remotely

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/backup-mysql-database-remotely/4699>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [February 3, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/backup-mysql-database-remotely/4699 "2016-02-03T23:18:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![roylco06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@roylco06](https://forums.percona.com/u/roylco06)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/backup-mysql-database-remotely/4699/1 "2016-02-03T23:18:30Z")

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Hi,

Currently, we have 3 windows server with MySQL servers and planning to use XtraBackup to run the incremental database backup.

Would like to setup this kind of scenario;

1. Install linux in HyperV.
2. Install Extrabackup in Linux.
3. Run Extrabackup and configure incremental backup database remotely from 3 windows server.
4. And put the database backup file in network drive.

Anyone already did this?

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**Author:** ![przemek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/przemek/32/3_2.png) [@przemek](https://forums.percona.com/u/przemek)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/backup-mysql-database-remotely/4699/2 "2016-02-09T03:55:49Z")

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The XtraBackup is designed to work only from the same host where the mysqld process is running, and unfortunately it cannot be a Windows machine. So, either migrate the database host to Linux or use other tools, like mydumper for instance.