Summary
The work involved in setting up a backup strategy, and in maintaining your site through security upgrades, can feel overwhelming. However, one thing worse than struggling through setting up a backup strategy is attempting to recover your site after a server crash without a backup strategy.
A backup strategy, combined with a test site, allows you to run your site with fewer worries. The test site also provides a place in which you can experiment with new options without fear of consequences.
Drupal is not a static program. It is constantly changing and updating, and keeping up with those changes is important to keeping your site secure and working well.
In the next chapter we will learn some tips and tricks for working with the Drupal community, including how to troubleshoot and research issues and best practices for giving and receiving help.
