Tag: Backups

Now that you have an image of a storm server, you can create new servers from that image. Here’s how to do just that:

We have written previously about regularly backing up Storm Servers, but that only covers automated image backups. With the Storm platform, it is possible to take image snapshots of your server whenever you wish.

While it is always important to create a backup of your server’s data, some backup solutions can be costly and unwieldy. Creating a backup of a Storm server is neither of those things. Instead, it’s cost-efficient and easy!

In this tutorial, we will be reviewing how to restore a domain from cPanel backups. While it is a good and useful thing to have entire server backups enabled, sometimes we only need to restore a single domain. In these situations, cPanel backups make it easy for us to restore a single site from the Web Host Manager (WHM) interface, or from the command line.

Rsync is a powerful tool that facilitates the transfer and synchronization of data between both local and remote systems.

Individual accounts within cPanel can create backups for their site via the cPanel interface. The backup that is created via this method will backup the user’s home directory, any sql databases owned by the user, and any cPanel configuration settings for that user.

Most of us have had a time (or two) when we’ve accidentally deleted something or have had a disk crash that led to data loss. This can be a painful, harsh lesson in maintaining backups – don’t let it happen to you (or happen again!)

Pre-Flight Check

• This article applies specifically to configuring backups in Plesk 12.5.30.
• We’ll be working from a Liquid Web server running Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, but these steps apply to any server running Plesk 12.5, regardless of operating system.
• You can use the links below to quickly jump to a specific section:
  • Configuring Backup Settings
  • Manually Backing up the Server
  • Scheduling Backups
  • Restoring a Backup

What is a Backup? 

A data backup is a duplicate record of the information on a computer or server. It is typically stored in an external hard drive, cloud drive, or other off-site location. It is primarily used to restore the original information after a data loss event or other computer error.

While no substitute for your own offsite backups, cPanel backups are extremely useful for recovering data in certain situations.