Implimenting scheduled backups

Scheduled backups automatically send compressed backups to your own FTP site.

The backup functionality can be found in your control panel (available free to Enterprise users)

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To add a scheduled backup, click the "Schedule New Backup" button:
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  • Project: Choose your project from the drop down menu. You can choose the same project multiple times and send the backup to multiple destinations
  • Frequency: You can set the backup to run Daily, Weekly or Monthly
  • FTP Host: The url or ipaddress of your ftp server
  • Port: The port of your ftp server (usually 21)
  • Login Name: Your username
  • Password: Your password
  • Directory: The directory into which you wish the backup to be placed.

Once your schedule has been saved it will show up on screen like below:

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The backup will be placed in your backup directory with the file name PROJECTNAME_DATE.tar.gz

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