# Raw services or in containers?

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/raw-services-or-in-containers/6111
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [26 December 2021 13:27 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/raw-services-or-in-containers/6111 "2021-12-26T13:27:36Z")
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### Author: ![miguelpruivo](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/miguelpruivo/32/8837_2.png) [@miguelpruivo](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/miguelpruivo)
#### Post date: [26 December 2021 15:24 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/raw-services-or-in-containers/6111/3 "2021-12-26T15:24:40Z")

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Thank you, that’s what I thought. However, I’ve been wondering what would be a reliable way to backup my services (for example, if i need to replace/format my OS without losing service states).

Also, sometimes my dietpi freezes and I lose access to all my services which is terrible. For example, right now, I’m out of my hometown and I lose access to plex and my services because some point of failure which I’m yet to discover what is causing it — opened a thread regarding this [here](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/headless-rpi4-freezing/6089/1)

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