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Server Backup using Cron Job

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  • cPanelMichael
    Hello :) The actual backup configuration is completed at: "WHM Home " Backup " Backup Configuration" You can modify the time of the backup generation by modifying the "/usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup" cron job via the command line: crontab -e
    Thank you.
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  • hamed5034
    [quote="cPanelMichael, post: 1512951">Hello :) The actual backup configuration is completed at: "WHM Home " Backup " Backup Configuration" You can modify the time of the backup generation by modifying the "/usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup" cron job via the command line: crontab -e
    Thank you.
    Hello Michael, Thanks for your answer. In "Configure cPanel Cron Jobs" we can configure a cron job for running backup using "Command: cpbackup" section. Please tell me is this cron job for "Backup" or "Legacy Backup" ? Thanks in advance.
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  • cPanelMichael
    That is the cron job for the legacy backup script. The new backup script is not yet listed in the "Cron Config" plugin, however there are plans to include it in a future build of cPanel. Thank you.
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  • hamed5034
    [quote="cPanelMichael, post: 1513132">That is the cron job for the legacy backup script. The new backup script is not yet listed in the "Cron Config" plugin, however there are plans to include it in a future build of cPanel. Thank you.
    As I understand, "/usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup" is for "Backup" and "/scripts/cpbackup" is for "Legacy Backup". Is that true?
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  • cPanelMichael
    [quote="hamed5034, post: 1513152">As I understand, "/usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup" is for "Backup" and "/scripts/cpbackup" is for "Legacy Backup". Is that true?
    Yes, that is correct. Thank you.
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  • hamed5034
    Hello, The output of crontab -e command is: 2,58 * * * * /usr/local/bandmin/bandmin 0 0 * * * /usr/local/bandmin/ipaddrmap 0 6 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/exim_tidydb > /dev/null 2>&1 30 5 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/optimize_eximstats > /dev/null 2>&1 12 4 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/upcp --cron 35 * * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/bin/tail-check && /usr/local/cpan$ 45 */4 * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_mailman_cache &&$ 30 */4 * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr$ 45 */8 * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/bin/optimizefs && /usr/local/cp$ 30 */2 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/mysqluserstore >/dev/null 2>&1 15 */2 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dbindex >/dev/null 2>&1 15 */6 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/autorepair recoverymgmt >/dev/null 2>&1 */5 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon >/dev/null 2>&1 58 2 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/cpaddons_report.pl --notify 5,20,35,50 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/bin/dnsqueue > /dev/null 2>&1 0 18 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/attracta/scripts/update-attracta --from-c$ 36 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/attracta/scripts/get_jobs.pl > /dev/null $ * * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/attracta/scripts/daily_jobs.pl > /dev/null$ 0 1 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/cpbackup 0 0 * * 6 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup
    It means that "Backup" process begins in 00:00 at every Friday. Is that true? Server time is "Fri Nov 22 00:30:20" now, but backup does not start.
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  • cPanelMichael
    You can update the cron job to the following if you want it to run at 3:00AM each day: 0 3 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup
    Note that you should adjust the retention on the backup generation page itself. The cron job should run every day, regardless of your retention and generation settings. Thank you.
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