FTP
JetBackup doesn't support FTP servers hosted on windows as a backup destination.
*Due to technical limitations, incremental backups on FTP destinations will first generate a total number of retentions worth of full backups, taking one backup job cycle to complete. JetBackup will then cycle through each full backup on subsequent backup job runs, pushing incremental changes on each corresponding full backup.
For a 7-day backup retention, JetBackup will first generate 7 different full backups for the first 7 days and then start pushing incremental changes on subsequent backup job runs based on the oldest backup generated/cycled.
Here are additional considerations with this limitation in mind:
- Incremental backups will use higher disk space and save on server I/O and backup time once a full cycle of backups are generated.
- Compressed backups will save on disk space.
An example configuration page for the destination:
Destination Name
A generic name for your internal ease of use, so it will be easier to recognize the backup destination roll, in case you have more than one. Max length is 40 characters.
Choose Backup Engine
JetBackup will need to index and read files from this destination. Since each backup
engine has it's own file structure, JetBackup will need to know what to look for
in the destination when indexing the backups.
Selecting cPanel as the Backup Engine allows JetBackup to index cPanel generated backups
on the destination which allows you and your clients access and restore from these backups
through the JetBackup interface. For full incremental backups generated with the cPanel Engine,
JetBackup intelligently indexes these backups to its appropriate parts(Databases, Emails etc.)
allowing you and your clients to restore full and individual parts of the backup.
With this option selected, you can schedule when to reindex the destination for backups.
It is recommended to schedule it after the cPanel backup is done to ensure the most accurate data.
Please note that this does not let JetBackup generate backups using the cPanel Engine.
Backup Directory
This will be our starting point when accessing this destination.
The path is relative to the remote user's home dir.
/home/USERNAME will be your starting point.
Write your path to where you want the backup to be stored.
Remote Host
A simple hostname or IP address to access the remote backup server.
Port
Your remote port. Default port is 21.
Remote Username
The remote user to login with. It is recommended to create a dedicated user for backups and not use root user.
Remote Password
Password for the provided ssh user.
JetBackup will create all necessary keys for remote login on the remote server.
Connection Timeout
Timeout for the connection. The default value is 30 (The Connection Time Out in seconds), you can increase this if the connection to the remote server is poor and you might face longer timeout issues.
Maximum connection retries
The maximum number of failed connections attempts (Insert 0 for unlimited).
Maximum concurrent connections
The maximum number of connections at the same time (Insert 0 for unlimited).
Secure SSL-FTP connection
Opens an explicit SSL-FTP connection.
Passive FTP
In an active mode configuration, the server will attempt to connect to a random client-side port. So chances are, it will be blocked by the firewall. Usually, a passive configuration will not pose a problem and it's the default one.