Install overview

Percona XtraBackup Pro includes the capabilities that are typically requested by large enterprises. Percona XtraBackup Pro contains packages created and tested by Percona. These packages are supported only for Percona Customers with a subscription.

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We recommend that you install Percona XtraBackup 8.4 from the official Percona software repositories using the appropriate package manager for your system:

• Use an APT repo to install Percona XtraBackup

• Use a YUM repo to install Percona XtraBackup

Installation alternatives

Percona also provides the following methods:

• Use DEB downloaded packages to install Percona XtraBackup

• Use RPM downloaded packages to install Percona XtraBackup

• Install Percona XtraBackup from a Binary Tarball with all the required files and binaries for a manual installation

• Compile and install Percona XtraBackup from source code

• Run Percona XtraBackup in a Docker container

Before installing Percona XtraBackup with any of these methods, we recommend that you review the release notes and Server version and backup version comparison.

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Last update: 2024-12-18