sufiyanshaikh
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Hello,
I was searching on DA KB to find any article for creating redundant backup server so that If main server is not online, the backup server will keep websites live.
I found one article : https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=266
The 1st method was easy but we need almost x3 disk space use by main server because when backup file is restored, a file with username is also created.
So disk use by account after restore, backup file and 1 more which will be created with username while restoring account.
I also saw another method in the same article which uses rsync to "Sync" files from main server to backup server.
However, not all steps were provided and it is incomplete because it was not mentioned clearly "which files to sync and are important and which not to sync".
I mean, I understand /home should be sysnced. But what about other system files such as directadmin.conf and others which are "important" as they hold server configuration.
Also The "Database sync" is missing along with DNS sync.
I request DA team to mention steps so that it can be very easy to create redundant backup server.
I was searching on DA KB to find any article for creating redundant backup server so that If main server is not online, the backup server will keep websites live.
I found one article : https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=266
The 1st method was easy but we need almost x3 disk space use by main server because when backup file is restored, a file with username is also created.
So disk use by account after restore, backup file and 1 more which will be created with username while restoring account.
I also saw another method in the same article which uses rsync to "Sync" files from main server to backup server.
However, not all steps were provided and it is incomplete because it was not mentioned clearly "which files to sync and are important and which not to sync".
I mean, I understand /home should be sysnced. But what about other system files such as directadmin.conf and others which are "important" as they hold server configuration.
Also The "Database sync" is missing along with DNS sync.
I request DA team to mention steps so that it can be very easy to create redundant backup server.