{"id":18699,"date":"2024-05-24T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/how-to-use-the-knowledge-base\/how-to-backup-and-restore-sites-in-plesk\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T08:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:59:31","slug":"how-to-backup-and-restore-sites-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-backup-and-restore-sites-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Backup and Restore sites in Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is imperative that you regularly backup your website to protect it against unforeseen events. in order for you to quickly retrieve and store them once more. You may learn how to backup and restore Plesk sites by reading this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"># Steps to Backup your site :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to Plesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. In the left sidebar menu, click on Websites &amp; Domains Or Domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Backup1-min-1.png\" alt=\"Backup1\" class=\"wp-image-6356\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. In the right sidebar menu, click on Backup Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Backup2-min.png\" alt=\"Backup2\" class=\"wp-image-6357\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Now on the Backup Manager page, click on Back Up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Backup3-min.png\" alt=\"Backup 3\" class=\"wp-image-6358\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Under the Backup content, in the Backup section, select the desired setting :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Backup4-min.png\" alt=\"Backup 4\" class=\"wp-image-6360\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Domain configuration:<\/strong>&nbsp;To backup domain content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Mail configuration and content:<\/strong>&nbsp;To backup email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 User files and database:<\/strong>&nbsp;To backup additional users and databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Store in:<\/strong>&nbsp;It is a file path where backups are saved. You can also choose to store in an external FTP server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Full:<\/strong>&nbsp;A full backup of your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Incremental:<\/strong>&nbsp;It will backup only content that has been changed since the last backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Comments:<\/strong>&nbsp;For personal comments regarding your backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Exclude log files:<\/strong>&nbsp;Not backup log files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Exclude specific files from the backup:<\/strong>&nbsp;To exclude a specific file path from your backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u2026.send a notification email to\u2026.:<\/strong>&nbsp;Email if an error occurs during a backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Suspend the domain:<\/strong>&nbsp;To suspend the domain while a backup is occurring. It may cause your site to go down temporarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. After selecting your desired setting, click on&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. That\u2019s it. Wait for a few minutes to reflect it in Backup Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Backup5-min.png\" alt=\"Backup 5\" class=\"wp-image-6359\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above steps demonstrates how to take immediate backups. But, you can also schedule your backups to run at predefined intervals in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"># Steps to Schedule backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to Plesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. In the left sidebar menu, click on&nbsp;<strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. In the right sidebar menu, click on&nbsp;<strong>Backup Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. On the Backup Manager page, click on&nbsp;<strong>Schedule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. On the&nbsp;<strong>Schedules Backup Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;page, under the Schedule section, select when you want to run the backup process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Select the type of backup, and for how long do you want to keep the backup files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Under the Backup settings, customize the backup settings as per your wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Click on&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>. Plesk will configure the scheduled backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"># Steps to Restore your Site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to Plesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. In the left sidebar menu, click on&nbsp;<strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. In the right sidebar menu, click on&nbsp;<strong>Backup Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click the backup that you want to restore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Under the Backup content, next to&nbsp;<strong>What do you want to restore?<\/strong>&nbsp;section, select one of the following options :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Selected objects:<\/strong>&nbsp;Select this option only if you want to restore specific items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 All objects (entire system):<\/strong>&nbsp;Select this option only if you want to restore the entire site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Under&nbsp;<strong>Restoration options<\/strong>, you can customize the restore settings as per your wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Click on&nbsp;<strong>Restore<\/strong>. Plesk will restore the backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read :<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/how-to-use-the-knowledge-base\/learn-to-switch-php-versions-and-settings-using-plesk\/<br>https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/how-to-use-the-knowledge-base\/learn-to-redirect-users-to-ssl-connections-in-plesk\/<br>https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/how-to-use-the-knowledge-base\/a-complete-guide-to-use-the-cpanel-file-manager\/<br>https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/getting-started-guide\/how-to-use-the-knowledge-base\/how-to-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-18-04-using-lamp-stack\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is imperative that you regularly backup your website to protect it against unforeseen events. in order for you to quickly retrieve and store them once more. You may learn how to backup and restore Plesk sites by reading this article. # Steps to Backup your site : 1. Log in to Plesk. 2. 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