NOTICE: JetBackup 5 is in the EDGE Tier. Please handle with caution. Any information on this document is subject to change as we continue to develop and push updates.

General Information

Installation Guide

System requirements

These are the minimum system requirements for installing JetBackup 5:

Operating System:

  • CentOS 7/8 64bit OS

Supported Hosting Panels:

  • cPanel version 68 and above

    • WHM Tweak Settings > Max cPanel process memory - 2GB minimum required

  • DirectAdmin version 1.60.4 and above, LITE/STANDARD License

Follow these instructions to install JetBackup 5 on your server.
Login to your server as the root user, then execute the following commands on your terminal:
yum install http://repo.jetlicense.com/centOS/jetapps-repo-latest.rpm
yum clean all --enablerepo=jetapps*
yum install jetapps --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=jetapps

Execute the following to install JetBackup 5 on your server with the appropriate platform:

jetapps --install jetbackup-cpanel edge

jetapps --install jetbackup-directadmin edge

It will then prompt Complete!. After successfully intalling JetBackup 5, take time to review the Getting Started guide to help set up JetBackup for the first time.

For more information regarding JetBackup tiers and updates, please visit JetBackup Updates.


Uninstall

To uninstall JetBackup from your server, execute the following command from your server's shell CLI as root user:

yum remove jetbackup-cpanel

yum remove jetbackup-directadmin

To completely remove JetApps (including all JetApps plugins), execute the following command from your server's shell CLI as root user:

yum remove jetapps-repo

JetBackup Updates

To manually update JetBackup, please execute the following command through the terminal as the root user:

jetapps -u jetbackup-cpanel

jetapps -u jetbackup-directadmin

It is recommended to activate the auto update feature. Everything will be done automatically when the update cron runs. To enable auto-update, run the following command:

jetapps -p jetbackup-cpanel yes

jetapps -p jetbackup-directadmin yes

To change your JetBackup tier from the server's terminal, please execute the following command specifying your preferred tier:

jetapps -t jetbackup-cpanel edge

jetapps -t jetbackup-directadmin edge

Here is a list of all available JetBackup tiers:

  • stable
  • beta
  • edge

NOTE: We highly recommend installing the stable tier in production servers to ensure that all features and functionality have been fully tested.


Licensing

JetBackup registers and activates your license upon installation with your server's Public IP. If you migrate/replace the server, you will need to reissue the license through your license provider. If your license is purchased directly through JetApps, please do the following:

Login to your JetApps client area, from the top menu navigate to "Services" > "My Services", and choose JetBackup (click the "View Details" button).

Under "Management Actions", click on "Reissue License".

Now all you need to do is to access the JetBackup through the GUI, and the license will be reissued using the new server details.

To force JetBackup to validate your license against our licensing servers please execute the following command from your server's CLI as root user:

/usr/bin/jetbackup --license

Note: JetBackup License(s) automatically validates every 48 hours.