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Backup and restore inconveniences - Suggestions for doing so with large accounts?

Optimizr
Hi, After reading posts by posts, I backup is now incremental backup retaining on local backup directory which is /mnt/home2/backup
. I am not sure if I can call that a local backup because it is as separate drive mounted for rearranging user accounts to save primary drive's storage. If I don't use that for backup, the primary drive can't hold that much data because the backup will be around 1TB soon. So, I am using incremental backup to reduce backup run time and load on server. With that configuration, the problem is now transporting the backups to S3 compatible storage which doesn't support SSH thus rsync
can't be used to transport to that destination. Now, since WHM doesn't support post backup scripts anymore, I am thinking to schedule a rclone sync
(not rsync) command cronjob while keeping a relative distance from backup cron. The problem is, I am not sure it is a good idea. In fact, I am thinking there should be better way. Kindly suggest.

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  • cPAdminsMichael
    I think you have several options: - Use the "Additional Destinations tab to add Amazon S3" - rclone/scp ot offsite - JetBackup Alternatively you could use a remote rsync storage service...
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  • Optimizr
    I think you have several options: - Use the "Additional Destinations tab to add Amazon S3" - rclone/scp ot offsite - JetBackup Alternatively you could use a remote rsync storage service...

    Correct me if I am wrong but according to my knowledge,
    • Since I am using a manually mounted drive to run and retain backups, it takes longer and more resources to compress backups and transport to destinations under The Additional Destinations tab including Amazon S3 and my current S3 compatible storage (Wasabi). That's why I chose Incremental Backup which is fast and minimum resource consuming but only rsync
      is supported to transport the backups. rsync
      needs port 22 and both Amazon s3 and Wasabi S3 do not support port 22. So, can't transport using WHM interface.
    • As I said, I am thinking to use rclone sync
      with cronjob but thinking there should be better (like transporting as soon as the backup is finished instead of setting a cronjob)
    • JetBackup is for each user but my backup goal is for the all accounts by one person (me). Also JetBackup would add up my backup cost - a lot.
    • remote rsync storage services can ONLY be schedule with cron.
    See? I am out of option or am I just doing wrong?
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  • cPanelLauren
    I don't see why you couldn't create a hook. There isn't script hooks anymore but there are standardized hooks and pkgacct is a hookable event: Guide to Standardized Hooks - PkgAcct Functions - Developer Documentation - cPanel Documentation
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  • Optimizr
    @cPanelLauren Thank you. I will checkout the link. Another thing I found out is that rclone sync
    is slow and it takes a lot of time to check files even though all files are synced. I know it is a standard procedure and not rclone's fault but do you have any suggestions for backup, restore and transport to S3 according to my use case? The situation now is; backup fast, restore fast but the transport is painfully slow. Please suggest me better option(s).
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  • antonJetApps
    Hello @Optimizr,
    3. JetBackup is for each user but my backup goal is for the all accounts by one person (me). Also JetBackup would add up my backup cost - a lot.

    I just wanted to clarify that each JetBackup license covers all accounts hosted on each of your cPanel servers. This includes both the JetBackup WHM and the cPanel User Interface. You also have complete control over the backups for all accounts on your cPanel server via the JetBackup WHM Interface as well as added flexibility of granting each user control over their own backups. Best Regards, AntonJetApps.
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  • Optimizr
    Thank you for your clarification. I will look into jetbackup in more detail.
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  • Optimizr
    Just to update the ticket. JetBackup isn't support the incremental backup yet and my use case is best fit with incremental backup, I will find another solution since I am not getting suggestion from @cPanelLauren either.
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  • antonJetApps

    Hello @Optimizr,

    Just to update the ticket. JetBackup isn't support the incremental backup yet and my use case is best fit with incremental backup


    Just wanted to reach out and clarify that JetBackup does support incremental backups depending on the destination. For a list of destinations that supports incremental backups, please visit https://docs.jetbackup.com/manual/whm/Destinations/destinationsOverview.html 

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  • Optimizr
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    Why can't I see older replies anymore?

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator
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    Optimizr - I'm not sure what you mean by older replies - this thread is 3 years old and you were able to reply to it, so can you get me more details?

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  • Optimizr
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    After the cPanel forum version upgrade, I can only see one page of any post. I am not seeing any pagination to navigate around. Even that one page is incomplete. See the screenshot for more details.

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    Some links didn't get properly moved due to code compatibility issues.  I'll check this out and see if we can re-migrate the data in this thread!

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  • Optimizr

    Please do so because I need it. I was asking about JetBackup on this thread and expecting an answer from the team.

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    We have fixed the link earlier in the thread manually, so that is in place now. 

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  • Optimizr

    It is not just about the link. There are other pages that are missing. And also for other posts as well. As far as I noticed, all of my posts (https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/profiles/417545600434-Optimizr?filter_by=posts&sort_by=recent_user_activity) are having the same issue.

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  • cPRex Jurassic Moderator

    Any pages created before 2018 would be missing at this time.

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  • Optimizr

    So, there's no plan to fix it? As I told you, I posted a few days ago and I am expecting the answer. It was not posted before 2018.

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