# Create

## CreateBackup

CreateBackup creates node backup under the specified file name. The method requires that the lotus daemon is running with the LOTUS\_BACKUP\_BASE\_PATH environment variable set to some path, and that the path specified when calling CreateBackup is within the base path

Perms: admin

Inputs:

```json
["string value"]
```

Response: `{}`

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