How to set up website backup via Fastpanel

Backup is a safety net for your website. If someone deletes an important file, you can always quickly restore it and continue working calmly.

In Fastpanel, setting up backups is done without a terminal. Let’s figure out step by step how to do this.

Step 1. Open the “Backups” section

To get started, log into Fastpanel as your admin, find the section «Backups». This is where all the work will take place.

If you go there for the first time, the panel will prompt you to choose where to save copies: to a server or to an external resource (for example, FTP/SFTP).

Step 2. Set up storage

Typically, copies are stored on the server where the site is located, as this is convenient, because nothing additional needs to be configured. But this storage option is not always safe. At a critical moment, there is a risk of losing not only the site, but also all important information.

In order to avoid losses, you can configure an external storage method in advance, for example, configure remote storage via FTP/SFTP, then copies will be saved on another server.

To connect a remote server, you will need:

• server address;
• login and password;
• port (usually 21 for FTP or 22 for SFTP);
• the directory where the archives will be stored.

Fill it all out and click «Save».

Step 3. Select what data we will copy

After you have configured the storage, you can calmly select the data that will be included in the backup copy. This list may include:

• websites;
• databases;
• mailboxes;
• additional files.

If you don’t use any of this (for example, you don’t use mail), just uncheck it.

Step 4. Set up a copy schedule

Fastpanel allows you to choose how often to create backups:

• every day;
• once a week;
• according to your schedule (set the day of the week and time).

You can also specify the number of copies we need. For example, we only need to save the last three. In this case, old archives will be deleted automatically, without taking up extra space.

After you have selected all the parameters, click «Apply».

Step 5. Create a manual backup

Sometimes a backup needs to be done quickly (for example, before updating a site or installing a module). In such cases, you can create a copy manually.

It’s simple:

1. Go to section «Backups».
2. Click the button «Create a backup».

Wait for the process to complete and the copy will appear in the list just below.

Step 6. Download a copy to your computer

To be on the safe side, you can download the archive to your computer from time to time.

To do this you need:

1.     Find the copy you need in the list.
2.     Press the button «Download».

The file will be saved in .tar.gz format  

Step 7. Restoring the site from a backup copy

If the site stops opening or data has disappeared, it can be restored in a couple of steps.

1.     Go to section «Backups».
2.     Find the archive you need.
3.     Click «Restore» and choose what data you want to return: website, database, or all at once.

After a couple of minutes, the system will perform a recovery and the site will work as before.

A few final tips

• Do not store copies only on the server.

It’s better to connect an external server, and also regularly download archives for yourself.

• Check your disk space.

Copies can take up a lot of space (especially if you have multiple sites), so it’s always worth keeping an eye on your storage capacity.

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