Log in to the Plesk panel with the username and password:
Step 1: The URL of the Plesk control panel will be https://domain.com:8443.
Step 2: Select Tools & Settings.
Step 3: Select Backup Manager from Tools & Resources.
Step 4: Select Remote Storage Settings and select FTP(S). We assume that you want to save the backup file to the personal FTP server (Offshore / remote backups are more secure!). You will get the below screen:
Step 5: Fill in all the details.
- Give the IP address or hostname or domain of the FTP server.
- Give the directory name in which the backup will be uploaded by the server.
- Give the FTP usernme in the FTP Login.
- Give the password or change the password if already configured. If you do not want to change the password, then leave the FTP password and confirm FTP password fields blank.
- Use Passive Mode Off if your firewall is causing problems.
Step 6: After that, go back to Backup Manager and then click on Schedule button. It will open the Scheduled Backup Settings page.
- If you want to start taking backups, tick the Activate this backup task.
- Select Backup Period: Daily, Weekly and Monthly.
- Give the start time for the backup process.
- Multivolume backup means that if your backup file is larger than the specified volume size, then Plesk will make more than one file to accommodate the complete backup. Otherwise, a single backup file will be made.
- Save the backup in the FTP repository as we have set it in the previous step.
- Plesk can delete the older backups if the number of backups exceeds 3. In the above screenshot, the current number of backups is 3.
- You can set the notification email address there. If there is any problem with the backup, you will get an email stating the description of the problem.
- Set the backup content; in most cases, we recommend the backup of Configuration, Mail Messages, User Files, and Databases.
- Click Save to save the backup schedule. The backup process will be executed daily at the time specified.
→ Looking to secure a backup of the website on Plesk? Please refer to the backup of the website on Plesk for more details.
→ Looking to backup/restore database on Plesk? Please refer to the backup/restore database on Plesk for more details.
