Question
How to create a Plesk backup?
Answer
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A server-wide backup includes all data: resellers, customers, all subscriptions, databases and mail.
To create a server-wide backup:
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Log in to Plesk and go to Tools & Settings > Backup Manager and click Back Up.
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Specify backup settings and click OK.
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A subscription backup includes website data, databases and mail.
To create a subscription backup:
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Log in to Plesk and go to Subscriptions > example.com > Backup Manager and click Back Up.
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Specify backup settings and click OK.
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A reseller's backup includes all reseller's and his customers' subscriptions.
To create a backup of a reseller:
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Log in to Plesk and go to Resellers > Login as Reseller > Tools & Utilities > Backup Manager > Back Up.
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Specify backup settings and click OK.
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A customer's backup includes all customer's domains including website data, databases and mail.
To create a backup of a customer:
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Log in to Plesk and go to Customers > Login as Customer > Backup Manager > Back Up.
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Specify backup settings and click OK.
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To download a backup to your PC, go to Backup Manager and click
next to a backup name.
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Use the
pleskbackuputility to create Plesk backups. To learn more about this utility and its options, refer to Plesk command-line documentation:-
For Plesk on Linux: pleskbackup: Backing Up Content and Configuration
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For Plesk on Windows Server: pleskbackup.exe: Backing Up Content and Configuration
Examples
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Back up a whole Plesk server with the command:
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for Plesk on Linux
# plesk bin pleskbackup server --description="Server-wide backup"
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for Plesk on Windows Server
C:> plesk bin pleskbackup.exe --server --description="Server-wide backup"
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Back up a domain and store its backup in a specific location, run:
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for Plesk on Linux
# plesk bin pleskbackup --domains-name example.com --output-file="/root/example.com.zip" -v
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for Plesk on Windows Server
C:> plesk bin pleskbackup.exe --domains-name example.com --output-file="C:example.com.zip" -v
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