How to configure DirectAdmin BackupManager plugin.

• Plugin settings
• Local backup settings
• Remote backup Rsync over SSH (with password authentication)
• Remote backup Rsync over SSH (with key authentication)
• Wasabi.com S3 object storage

Plugin settings

License key

The key provided to you on plugin purchase. You can use BM-TRIAL key for 30-days free trial access.
Verify license button allows to check your key.
To get your license IP address you can click on a link below key field "What is my IP?"

Path to users home

The path where are the users home folders located. It's default to /home on most systems.

Path to DirectAdmin home

By default DirectAdmin installation path is /usr/local/directadmin and you don't need to change it in most cases.

Priority

Backup process priority allows you to decrease CPU usage during backup process. Available options: Low/Normal

Notification settings

Tasks notification settings allows you to select what information do you want to receive on task run. Available options: Don't send any notifications/Notify on error/Notify on error and success

Backup user home folder

Backup or not users home foldres. Available options: Yes/No

Backup MySQL

Backup or not MySQL databases. Available options: Yes/No

Backup user settings

Backup or not DirectAdmin user settings. This options it under development now and allows only manual recovery. Available options: Yes/No

Skip system files and folders

This option allows to exclude some system files and folders in user's home like folders like .php, .pki .bashrc, bash_logout, or .shadow. Available options: Yes/No

Skip mail folders

This option allows to exclude Maildir and imap folders. Available options: Yes/No

Skip DirectAdmin backup folders

This option allows to exclude DirectAdmin backup folders backups, user_backups, admin_backups. Available options: Yes/No

Skip symlinks

Allows to sckip symbolic links (symlink) from backup. Available options: Yes/No

Directadmin user exclude settings

Use file .backup_exclude_paths for custom exclude. Available options: Yes/No

Custom exclude

Allows to enter curtom exlude patterns.