# Can pbm backup be used on a live database

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**Category:** Percona Backup for MongoDB\
**Created:** [October 14, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pbm-backup-be-used-on-a-live-database/18004 "2022-10-14T08:20:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stefan\_Bruins1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/stefan_bruins1/32/8070_2.png) [@Stefan\_Bruins1](https://forums.percona.com/u/Stefan_Bruins1)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pbm-backup-be-used-on-a-live-database/18004/1 "2022-10-14T08:20:11Z")

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I have a replicaset with a single node. Is it safe to do `pbm backup` while the node is live and data is potentially being written to the database, or should I stop the node to make the backup?

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**Author:** ![Igor\_Solodovnikov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/igor_solodovnikov/32/1265_2.png) [@Igor\_Solodovnikov](https://forums.percona.com/u/Igor_Solodovnikov)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/can-pbm-backup-be-used-on-a-live-database/18004/2 "2022-10-14T08:55:03Z")

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Hello,

There is no need to stop nodes in order to make the backup.