While we do generate a daily backup of your account, WebsitePanel also allows you to generate backups for redundancy.  A hack or hard drive failure could mean hours to months worth of lost work.  This article will cover how to generate and restore backups in WebsitePanel.

• Generate a Backup
• Restore a Backup

Generating a Backup in WebsitePanel

To generate a backup:

1. Login to your WebsitePanel Hosting Space(http://cp.domain.com, http://servername, or http://serverip)
2. Click on the plan name under Hosting Spaces
   
   
3. Click Backup under the Tools section in the third column
   
4. Provide the following information under Backup Hosting Space:
   • Backup File Name: Create a friendly name for the backup or keep the default information(The backup name generated is usually formatted as SpaceBackup-PlanName-Date.wspak by default)
   • Folder: Choose a folder to store the backup that is at least one level above the document root(wwwroot)
     
5. Click Backup
6. Click Close once the backup is complete
   
   
   

You can now download the backup from the File Manager or use a preferred FTP client to download the Backup

Restoring a Backup in WebsitePanel

To restore a backup:

1. Login to your WebsitePanel Hosting Space(http://cp.domain.com, http://servername, or http://serverip)
2. Click on the plan name under Hosting Spaces
   
   
3. Click Restore under the Tools section in the third column
   
4. Click the File field and locate the backup(If the file is stored offsite, use the file manager or an FTP client to upload the backup file before proceeding)
   
5. Click Close once the backup is complete
   

Please contact us via Live Support or submit a support ticket in your billing account if you run into any issues generating or restoring backups.