Backup versions via FTP

akadi81

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Hello,

I am using FTP backup feature and... there is no setting for "number of backups". I can append by "day of week" but i only need the last 2 backups not the last 7. It's a huge waste of space because of this. Is there any solution to set retained backups?

Thank you.
 
no feature like that. Currently it only control with path name.

Atleast you could backup with weeks of month ( 4 backup rotate ).
 
no feature like that. Currently it only control with path name.

Atleast you could backup with weeks of month ( 4 backup rotate ).

Useless sh*t... i need daily backups not weekly.
Even free panels like hestiacp have better control for this situation.

Thank you for your response.
 
just configure 2 crons like this:
5 1 */2 * * task to dir1
5 1 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31 * * task to dir2
 
just configure 2 crons like this:
5 1 */2 * * task to dir1
5 1 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31 * * task to dir2
I will make a script to clear FTP storage probably, but i thought that directadmin being a payed product can offer something better that a free product. My mistake. I am using directadmin for over 10 years (with good and with bad situations, and belive me i had some moments), and right now... i can see that other (free) products are better in some situations.

Thank You.
 
As you wish, I prefer cron make this for me - without additional scrips. Because can be situation when backups not created or not uploaded and your script will delete last existing backups.
 
I will join the thread. I'm using JetBackUp and incremental backups. Is there an easy way to restore users in case of a failure of one of the servers?
 
For future question. there have planned about new Backup system. but it's 3 years already ???



As you know. I'm sure if it success, this feature will be for propack.
 
Maybe with backups, but I doubt with anything else (also including security and fixing security issues). Which free productions were you thinking of?
First of all i have legacy license bla bla... and after 10 years of DA i am thinking to switch.
HestiaCP seems to be a serious candidate.
I am testing for about one year HestiaCP and there are a few diferences observed by me compared to DA:

Pros hestiacp:
- free with wonderfull forum support
- more than 4 php versions
- full CLI commands (just wonderfull, i dont think there is a commercial product out there better than this one using cli)
- more backup options (rclone, blackblaze)
- it seems faster for me in some situations
- better DNS control compared to DA in some situations
- better control adding domain/subdomain (with or without email/dns support)
- better stats
- frequent updates (i see security fixes probably more often than DA)
- more control for php sessions (you can modify the cleaning script to modify the sessions lifetime for example)

Cons:
- no reseller user
- weird webpanel until you get used to it
- cannot choose mysql/mariadb version (could be possible, default version is fine for me right now)
- no vacantion response, no advanced email filter.
- only apache/nginx (enough for me)


Sure there are many more diferences, i dont know them all.
I dont want to advertise, it's just my opinion and i am using hestiacp for non critical projects and... i was not dissapointed YET.

Salut.
 
Real Cons is indeed rather the no reseller user and webpanel one has to get used to and ofcourse not being able to choose mysql/mariadb version.
Then again, I don't see more than 4 php versions as a real pro, only few would need that.

- frequent updates (i see security fixes probably more often than DA)
This is more a con. As this means there are more security issues which need fixing. Da also has frequent updates, but not security fixes as there are almost none.

As for security vulnerabilities... this years was fixed fast. But last year....
Max Base Score8.8
Published2022-08-05
Updated2023-07-12
EPSS0.10%
These are things which worries me, a score of 6.1 was fixed this year in a couple of days and a score of 8.8 took 11 months.

As for the rest, seems good indeed. Thank you for your insight, especially since you already tested it for a year.
 
There is no perfect solution.
I need more that 4 php versions sometimes.
Most of the security problems are related to common services and not directly to the panel.
HestiaCP is not a paid solution, and the team got my respect. DA... is loosing my respect... a few years ago i had one server offline and almost lost my database because of wrong update. I found the problem weeks after... lucky me that i had backups. So... i have some explectation even that i paid 299 usd.... 10 years ago. I have no expectation from HestiaCP.

Give us the link to see the data from tables.

Thank you.
 
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