Incremental local backups plus disaster remote?

[Duplika]

We are currently running incremental backups at local disk drives, to reduce the server resource usage each time backups run.

Yet, we'd like to setup a monthly task to create cPanel backups to remote servers, for disaster purposes.

Any advice on what should be the ideal configuration to archive this?

We could create a script to compress backups with /scripts/pkgacct, but of course backup jobs would need to run twice.

 

[cPanelLauren]

Hi @Duplika

You can transfer incremental backups to remote servers as long as you use the rsync transport type when configuring the backup destination. Please see our documentation here: Backup Configuration - Version 74 Documentation - cPanel Documentation

Thanks!

 

[Duplika]

Would you advice we use a custom script to rsync the local Incremental backups?

Not sure if "Additional Destinations" configuration allows to run the local backups, and send an additioanl copy to an external server.

 

[cPanelLauren]

Hi @Duplika

I can't advise on the custom script but if you read the documentation you can retain a copy locally as well as transport a copy remotely.

Thanks!