How to Back Up Your Website Using Plesk
- Log in to the Plesk control panel.
- Select the Websites & Domains tab on the left.
- Select the Backup Manager in the right-hand menu.
- Select Back Up.
- Configure your backup options:
- By default, the options to backup mail and site files will be selected along with Plesk's domain configuration. These can be unchecked if needed.
- Choose whether to keep the backup stored in Plesk, or to offload it to an external server or device (Please note: backups stored in Plesk ["server storage"] will count towards your plan's allotted disk space).
- Choose from Full or Incremental backup types.
- Full backups create a complete backup of all items selected.
- Incremental backups only backup changes made since the last full backup.
- If desired, check the Exclude Log Files option to exclude log files from the backup and reduce the backup size.
- DO NOT select the Suspend Domain Until Backup Task Is Completed. Should the backup fail, your domain will remain suspended and inaccessible to your website viewers.
- Click OK.
- Once the backup is completed you can download it from the main backup screen by clicking on the Green Arrow icon on the right side of the backup listing.
Article ID: 253, Created: April 6, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Modified: November 23, 2021 at 12:38 PM