# Configuring for backup
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This section describes how to modify the backup configuration so that AWS Elemental Conductor Live creates database backups on a remote server. (The default configuration is to back up to a directory on the node.) 

You only need to change the configuration on the primary Conductor Live node. The secondary node will copy the configuration information from the primary node.

**To configure for backups**

1. Identify a server and directory on your network for backups. Make a note of the path.

1. Mount the server to the Conductor Live nodes, as described in [Adding mount points to worker nodes](config-wrkr-cf-config-mount.md). 

1. On the Conductor Live web interface, go to the **Settings** page and choose **General**.

1. In the **Cluster Tasks** section, change these fields as desired:
   + **Minutes between management database backups**: Change if you want.
   + **Management database backups to keep**: Change if you want.
   + **Path to store management database backups**: Specify the path on the remote server. 

1. Choose **Save**.