It is critical in a production environment that, at minimum, you back up both your working Odoo application directories and the associated Postgres databases. Ideally, you will have server snapshots and a clear business continuity plan in place and tested. Still, it is valuable to know that Odoo provides a built-in database backup tool. I use it frequently in a variety of Odoo installations.
Before going ahead, it should be noted that this function will not be applicable to all Odoo installations. If you are running in a hosted Odoo environment, where you have been provided login credentials to your database, then you will be provided with a specific backup procedure. Make sure that you fully understand how it ...