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I am looking for a way to backup an azure sql database to a local server. The backup should be created automatically.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance!

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You can't use BACKUP - since Azure SQL Database is always a newer version than any other version of SQL Server that you can install.

The way to do this is to extract a BACPAC and then apply that to your local server

If you want the local copy to be updated regularly - but not continuously, AND the local copy does not get updated, then consider Azure Data Sync

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Thanks! Do you have a recommendation on how to extract a BACPAC and apply that to a local server automatically?
I'd do this with PowerShell and schedule it from the local server. Install DBA Tools modules to make your life a bit easier as well. You will extract it out to an Azure Storage Blob, download it and then load it locally using sqlpackage.exe

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