Guides tagged “backup”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about backup, sorted A-Z.
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Back up your Linux VPS with rsync, restic and cron
Decide what to back up, dump your databases, copy files off the server with rsync or encrypted restic snapshots, schedule it with cron and prove restores work.
Bulk-migrate reseller accounts to MdmHost with WHM
Move many cPanel accounts from another reseller host to MdmHost: generate cpmove backups per account, restore them in WHM, sync email and switch DNS in batches.
Cancel a service with a cancellation request
How to cancel a server with a cancellation request, what to back up first, how to choose when it ends, and where to read the terms and refund policy.
Clean up a hacked WordPress site
Recover a hacked WordPress site step by step: contain the attack, scan with Imunify360, restore or replace infected files, reset credentials and prevent reinfection.
Configure cPanel backups in WHM Backup Configuration (root guide)
Set up automatic cPanel account backups in WHM as root: schedule, retention, compressed or incremental type, remote destinations and test restores.
Configure VPS backup servers and backup plans in Virtualizor (admin)
Add a local, FTP or SSH backup server in Virtualizor, create backup plans with schedules and retention, assign them to VPS and let customers restore their own backups.
cPanel Backup Wizard: partial backups of files, databases and email
How to use the cPanel Backup Wizard to download partial backups of your home directory, MySQL databases, email forwarders and filters, and how to restore each one safely.
cpmove files explained: what is inside a cPanel account backup
What a cPanel cpmove or full backup file contains, how it differs from partial backups, how to create one, and who can restore it on a new cPanel server.
Create a backup administrator account on your server
Add a second administrator account with its own strong password, so a lockout, a forgotten password or a broken profile does not cut you off from your Windows server.
Create and extract tar, gzip and zip archives on Linux
Compress folders into tar.gz, tar.zst or zip files, extract archives to the right place, exclude files and stream archives over SSH on a Linux server.
Customer cancelling? Give them their data and close the account properly
A clean cancellation process for reseller customers: provide a full cPanel backup, help with domain and email moves, suspend, then terminate after a grace period.
CyberPanel: back up and restore a website
Create on-demand and scheduled website backups in CyberPanel, download the archives off the server, and restore a site from a backup when something breaks.
Disaster recovery for servers: RPO, RTO and a simple DR plan
Plan disaster recovery for VPS and hosting: define RPO and RTO, choose backup, replication or standby strategies, document a runbook, and test restores so recovery actually works.
Docker volumes vs bind mounts: store container data safely
Learn the difference between Docker named volumes and bind mounts, how to create, inspect and back up volumes, fix file permissions on bind mounts and find where the data lives on disk.
Download a full or partial backup with cPanel Backup
Create and download a full cPanel account backup, or partial backups of your home directory, databases, email forwarders and filters, and know when to use JetBackup.
Email archiving and retention: keep mailboxes small and compliant
Plan email retention and archiving: why mailboxes grow, archive vs backup, automatic expunge rules, exporting old mail, legal and GDPR considerations, and server-side tools.
Encrypted off-site backups with restic: init, snapshot, restore
Set up restic encrypted backups on a Linux VPS — initialise a repository on a second host, take snapshots, list them, and restore data to a fresh server.
Encrypted, deduplicated VPS backups with restic
Back up a Linux VPS with restic to S3-compatible storage or SFTP: initialise an encrypted repository, back up files and database dumps, apply retention policies, verify and restore.
Fix Redis MISCONF RDB Snapshot Saving Error
The Redis MISCONF error means a background RDB save failed, so Redis stopped accepting writes. This guide finds the cause and restores saving safely.
Free up disk space used by WordPress
Find out what fills your hosting disk and clean it safely: old backups, cache and log files, unused media and image sizes, staging copies and email in the same account.
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