Local

Local folder destination will be the fastest destination if there is no remote/local network involved.

Local(Legacy) & LocalV2

There are two local destination types that each use different backup formats.

  • Local(Legacy): This is a Rsync-Based destination type that stores your backups in a human-readable format and allows you to access the files directly in the destination.
  • LocalV2: This destination uses our Jetindex engine that is available in v5.3+. It utilizes the object storage format and stores the backups in JetBackup's Propietary Backup structure which increases backup effiency and improves incremental functionality.

FUSE File Systems are known to have Rsync errors that can cause unstable backups to those partitions. Therefore, JetBackup cannot support Local Destinations to a FUSE File System. S3FS, Google Drive FUSE, and SSHFS are examples of these FUSE File Systems.

NOTE: When authenticating, JetBackup 5 will attempt to run a sequence of standard Linux Commands on the destination. Please review the common Linux commands and ensure the destination/user fully support these commands.

local destination


Destination Name

Specify a unique name for your destination. This will be used internally for your convenience.

Read Only

This option allows you to add the destination as a "Read Only" destination. You can only restore and download existing backups from a read-only destination. Read Only is required if the Backup Directory is already owned by another destination/server. This option is only selectable upon creating the destination and will be automatically enabled for any destinations added during a Disaster Recovery.

Owner

Specify the owner for this destination. This grants the owner and its parent account(s) permission to modify and delete this destination. Please note that the owner specified will also need Can Manage Destinations permission granted under the Permissions section.

Free Disk Space Limit

This option checks if the destination's disk space has reached the specified limit before it executes the backup. When enabled, JetBackup will not perform the backup when the used disk space is over the specified limit. Select from the preset limits or input a custom disk space usage limit.

Maximum Concurrent Threads - (only available for localV2)

This option allows you to set the number of worker threads that can be used by the destination for upload/download/get/delete requests. This will be shared evenly across the number of Concurrent Tasks set for Backup or Restore/Download. As the tasks complete, the available threads will be allocated to the remaining active tasks up to the set limit. You can lower this value if you receive rate-limit errors from the remote destination.

Backup Directory

This will be our starting point when accessing this destination. Always use the absolute path and make sure to start with "/".
For example: /PATH/TO/FOLDER.
Note: The absolute path must be unique and can not be used by two different Destination Configurations. If a backup directory is already owned by another JetBackup Destination, you may create a "Read Only" Destination to that path.

Please make sure that your destination path is secure and has the appropriate privileges.
For more information click on How To Secure Backup Storage.

If you are setting up a local Destination pointing to a directory mounted with NFS, only NFSv3 and NFSv4.1 are supported. Please note that custom NFS/Mount configurations can cause issues with JetBackup. Due to the many custom NFS/mount configurations available, we only provide support for NFS v3 or v4.1 mounted with default options.

Rsync Bandwidth Limit

This option allows you to specify the maximum data transfer rate.