# Administration

Administration covers managing settings, updating Plakar Control Plane, backing
up and restoring the appliance, and viewing system logs.






## [Updating Control Plane](https://plakar.io/docs/control-plane/administration/updating-control-plane/index.md)

- [Updating AWS AMI](https://plakar.io/docs/control-plane/administration/updating-control-plane/aws/index.md): How to update Plakar Control Plane AMI on AWS.
- [Updating Scaleway](https://plakar.io/docs/control-plane/administration/updating-control-plane/scaleway/index.md): How to update the Plakar Control Plane Scaleway installation image.


## [Backup and Restore](https://plakar.io/docs/control-plane/administration/backup-and-restore/index.md)

- [Backing Up Plakar Control Plane](https://plakar.io/docs/control-plane/administration/backup-and-restore/backup/index.md): Step-by-step guide to back up Plakar Control Plane configuration and data using the UI.
- [Restoring Plakar Control Plane](https://plakar.io/docs/control-plane/administration/backup-and-restore/restore/index.md): How to restore Plakar Control Plane from a backup snapshot to a new appliance.