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Backing up backup directory/files to an external FTP server

Discussion in 'Data Protection' started by isaacl, Jul 26, 2012.

  1. isaacl

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    I have the backup option set to back everything up to a local folder, but I'd also like to have those backup files backed up to an external FTP server.
    I don't want to enable the FTP backup option in the Backup settings, because that will only back the accounts up, and because I want to have the local backup as well.
    How can I set things up to backup the backup files to the remote FTP server?
    Thanks!
     
    #1 isaacl, Jul 26, 2012
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    Is there a way to do this without using SSH keys?
    I'd like to use a server that I only have a cPanel account/instance on, not the main WHMPanel/root control of...
    And I see that this is planned for 11.34 anyway, but I'd like to get something working for now.
    Thanks!
     
    #3 isaacl, Jul 29, 2012
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    You could try using FTP in a script instead. The downside is that this wouldn't be a very secure way to do it.

    Here's one example from a google search on FTP script example:

    Using ftp in a shell script
     
    #4 cPanelTristan, Jul 30, 2012
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    Hello!

    I have enabled the standard backup type with incremental backups and hard links for the weekly and monthly backups. Can i use rsync to copy the /backup folder to an ftp server. I am not sure if hard links work correctly in ftp.
     
    #5 Sannin, Sep 16, 2012
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    You shouldn't copy the hardlinks anyway as they simply point to the same location, which is the daily files. Just rsync the daily files over.
     
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