# Back Up IDOL Server

This section describes how to back up and restore IDOL Server.

- Back Up and Restore the Data Index. Back up your index data, and restore it from a backup.

- Back Up and Restore Category. Back up and restore data from the Category component.

- Back Up and Restore Community. Back up and restore data from the Community component.

- Back Up Your IDOL Installation. Back up your complete IDOL Server installation.

- Back Up DAH and DIH. Back up your Distributed Action Handler (DAH) and Distributed Index Handler (DIH).

- Back Up Connectors. Back up data from your connectors, and Distributed Connectors.

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