# To install and use Percona Xtrabackup for Azure Mysql managed service

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**Category:** MySQL & MariaDB\
**Created:** [August 16, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/to-install-and-use-percona-xtrabackup-for-azure-mysql-managed-service/17043 "2022-08-16T10:17:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kanthi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Kanthi](https://forums.percona.com/u/Kanthi)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/to-install-and-use-percona-xtrabackup-for-azure-mysql-managed-service/17043/1 "2022-08-16T10:17:55Z")

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Hi there,

I am exploring Percona Xtrabackup for Azure Mysql managed service to do database backup. Can I have the guidelines on how to go about installing and configuring Percona Xtrabackup for Azure Mysql managed service please ?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Groenewold](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ivan_groenewold/32/6299_2.png) [@Ivan\_Groenewold](https://forums.percona.com/u/Ivan_Groenewold)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/to-install-and-use-percona-xtrabackup-for-azure-mysql-managed-service/17043/2 "2022-08-16T12:06:39Z")

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Hello! Percona XtraBackup requires access to the underlying filesystem to copy the database files and redo logs so unfortunately it cannot be used with a managed service like Azure DB.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Coburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/michael_coburn/32/18_2.png) [@Michael\_Coburn](https://forums.percona.com/u/Michael_Coburn)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/to-install-and-use-percona-xtrabackup-for-azure-mysql-managed-service/17043/3 "2022-08-16T21:40:24Z")

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