How to Remote Backup With Softaculous

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Backing up your website installations to a remote server adds a layer of security and ensures that your content and configurations are protected even if your primary hosting account encounters issues. Softaculous makes remote backups manageable by allowing you to create remote backup locations, assign them to installations, and edit or remove these locations as needed. Understanding how to handle remote backups helps site administrators protect data effectively while keeping storage organized.

What Is Remote Backup in Softaculous?

Remote backup means storing your site backups on an external server instead of just on the local hosting server. This can increase reliability because your backup files are stored in a separate environment, which is useful for disaster recovery or for larger storage options not available on your main server. A backup location can be set up using various protocols including FTP, FTPS, or SFTP.

How to Add a Remote Backup Location

Setting up a remote backup location in Softaculous involves filling in connection details for the server where backups will reside. You can do this through the Softaculous Enduser settings interface.

Log into your cPanel

Click the Softaculous App Installer link in the Software section.

• • Access Enduser Settings – Open the Softaculous Enduser panel and go to Edit Settings.
• • Select Add Backup Location – Click this button to begin entering remote server details.
• • Enter Connection Details – Include a friendly name, server host address, protocol choice, port number, and login credentials for access.
• • Set Backup Path – Choose the directory on the remote server where backups will be stored.
• • Save the Location – Confirm and save to register this new backup destination.

Managing Remote Backup Locations

Once a remote location is added, you can update or remove it as required. Editing allows you to adjust credentials or backup paths, while removal stops future backups from using that remote destination. If a backup location is deleted, affected installations fall back to the default backup location unless one is reassigned.

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• • Edit Existing Locations – Choose the edit option next to a saved location to modify its details.
• • Delete Unneeded Locations – Use the delete function to remove outdated destinations and keep your list clean.
• • Set Default Backup Location – Select one backup location as default so new or existing installations without a specific setting store backups there automatically.
• • Assign Backup Location During Install – When installing a new script with Softaculous, choose a remote backup location in the advanced options to store that installation’s backups externally.

Benefits of Remote Backups

Storing backups remotely protects your data beyond the local server and allows flexibility in storage management. You can use servers with more space or integrate with cloud storage endpoints supported by your hosting setup. Remote backups support continuity, peace of mind, and organized data management without relying solely on your host’s default backup setup.