System Administration
Database Management, Backup
Overview
Largely if you host your environment you are responsible for most features. This ranges from power configuration, security, and Windows Updates, etc. We'll continuously provide more information that can be helpful for you to configure your system, but self-hosting is largely on your side.
Data Backup.
We encourage you to store your database off-location, and at least on another server or hard drive. One of the best SQL Server solutions for backup and notification of backup success/failure is SQLServerBackupandFTP.com Using this app you can configure the frequency of backups and get email notifications regarding those backups.