Feature Request Allow multiple copies of backups

dmacleo

dmacleo

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It would be nice to have a few days (7? make it configurable) of backups w/o having to buy a plugin (like DABackup) to allow it or having to manually work it.
 
Why dont you just write a script to move the backups when they are finished. It really is not that hard.
 
because I don't want to write a script (let me know if you write one though) to add functionality that every other control panel I have used/tested (zpanel,ispconfig,cpanel.kloxo,ehcp, etc)as well as plugins for this particular panel already provide. As far as I can tell DA is only one that stores only 1 backup. If I did a script I would have to do it in a manner that allows choices of the backup to restore also and that is probably beyond my coding capabilities.
I think it should be built in, hence posting in a feature request forum, as a backup system with only 1 stored backup is severely limiting, and if admin/reseller configurable the size/space management should be ok.
 
thanks, this looks like its exactly what I was looking for, especially the weekly one.
I am operating under a volume license (or whatever its called) so can't d/l prerelease but I can wait, glad to see this.
 
its indeed a nice feature, it does have its side effects in some cases.. it will give you quite a lot of extra diskspace required and if using a snapshot based storage (where you place the backups) it might be better to not use compression into a tar.gz because in the overall length the file has been changed a 100% (if compressed) so snapshot storage will see a 100% change and it will have the same effect as extra copies.
and as a general tip = use a different disk/mountpoint to gather the backups before you ftp the backups off.. (directadmin.conf = backup_tmpdir=/anotherdiskmointpoint/tmp) it will keep your server fast while doing a lot of directadmin backups
 
I do have a separate drive dedicated for backups and admin and reseller backups (actually the system one is too) are stored there, I did this because when using other plugins I could see the space would be an issue as well as drive performance.
while most domains on server are mine (8 or so) a few have a lot of space usage and this drive setup has worked well for me.
looking fwd to this addition :)
 
For anyone who doesn't want compression:
http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1220

Another option (if space is an issue) is to have fewer repositories for full backups, say weekly,
and for frequently changed data that uses less space (perhaps MySQL or Email), use the "What" option in a different cron to only backup those smaller items, but have it run daily in a different location.
 
is it possible to also add the append section to the reseller backups section?
updated today and will be testing this when scheduled backups happen tonight, thanks.
 
Possibly yes, we'll test it all out first (may only apply to ftp for Resellers)
We've still got the "What" section to move to Reseller's too, as well as the "What" to the restore part of the Admin/Reseller sections.
 
one issue I see is restoring, unless I am missing something you first have to move the file out of the daily folder and into the main admn_backup folder before it is visible to restore from.
if thats not known up front it could cause issues.
 
You should be able to change the directory from which you can do a restore. I can, from the admin-level reseller backup/restore. I use the enhanced skin.

Jeff
 
yes if I enter the directory name manually (adding the day name to path) I can, but should I have to? And yes I did miss this before too, I had actually made a typo when trying and didn't notice it so the issue is not at all as bad as I initially thought.
I am only using 1 cron to backup to a directory with weekday name appended so shouldn't the system see the available directories and backups?

presently I use /backupdrive/admin_backup with the weekday name (example /backupdrive/admin_backup/Thursday) so there are 7 directories in /backupdrive/admin_backup each with a backup in them.
shouldn't the restore section scan /backupdrive/admin_backup and automatically see the 7 subdirectories and allow me to choose from there?
 
In my opinion, yes, yu should have to. Or rather, "I need to" because if I'm going to need to restore a backup it may be important to restore a specific backup; I don't just want a default backup decided by the restore process.

That's just my opinion. Yours may differ.

Jeff
 
well what I was thinking was instead of you typing the location it shows the locations and the backups inside, presents a list to you automatically. maybe a dropdown or something allowing you to choose the day (or whatever you appended to it) and specific with mouse click and no typing.
that make sense?
 
Obviously it makes a lot of sense to you, and that' what should be important to you :).

Now the question is how many others want it?

Replies, please, folks. This will require some work and especially at the skins level for all third-party skins. Is it important to you?

Jeff
 
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