Remote Backup Retention

Gareth Johnstone

• December 27, 2017 05:37

Hi Guys, I currently have the following backup setup: [LIST]

A backup is taken daily and stored in /backup [LIST]

Backup is then sent to a remote server 'server 2' via RSYNC

Another copy of the backup is sent to Amazon S3 I have a backup retention of "5 days" which is excellent for the /backup folder, however, i don't want these backups deleted from "server 2" or from Amazon s3. Is there anyway i can tell WHM not to delete any backups on the 2 remote locations! My other ideas was to turn off backup retention (if possible) and just run a script after the backup to tidy up /backup Any thoughts on a better method if possible?

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  cPanelMichael

  • December 27, 2017 17:45

  Hello, There's currently no support for separate backup retention settings for each individual destination, however I encourage you to vote for the following feature request if this is something you'd like to see implemented: Guide to Standardized Hooks - Software Development Kit - cPanel Documentation Guide to Standardized Hooks - System Functions - Software Development Kit - cPanel Documentation Thank you.

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  GeekOnTheHill

  • January 11, 2018 17:18

  The ability to specify separate retention periods for /backup and each remote destination would be wonderful. I'd personally invite the devs over for dinner in return for that one. Until then, most storage providers do offer some sort of versioning that can be implemented, with varying degrees of awkwardness, from the remote storage side. In that case you would set local retention to "1" and let the versioning on the remote side control the retention there. Richard

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