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Backup Manager

Learn how to activate the Backup Manager for your reseller web hosting.

1. Defining Remote Storage

2. Creating a One-Time Backup

3. Setting Up Recurring Backups

4. Restoring Backups

Starting with the Web Hosting 4000 plan, a backup manager is available to you.

With the backup manager, you can create a backup of your entire reseller hosting, including all subscriptions.

1. Defining Remote Storage

First, define a remote storage location using FTP(S) where your backups can be stored.

  1. Go to the **Tools & Utilities **menu item and click Backup Manager in the Plesk Management section.
  2. Click Remote Storage Settings > FTP(S).
  3. Enter your FTP server details and confirm with OK.

2. Creating a One-Time Backup

  1. Go to the **Tools & Utilities **menu item and click Backup Manager in the Plesk Management section.
  2. Click Back Up.
  3. Select the content you want to back up (domains, databases, emails, etc.).
  4. Under Type , select whether you want to perform a full backup or an incremental backup. With an incremental backup, only data that has changed since the last backup is backed up.
  5. Click OK , the backup will then appear in the overview.
  6. Click the Arrow Icon to download the file.

3. Setting Up Recurring Backups

  1. Go to the **Tools & Utilities **menu item and click Backup Manager in the Plesk Management section.
  2. Click Schedule.
  3. Select the checkbox next to Activate this backup task.
  4. Select a time.
  5. Select the checkbox next to Use incremental backup if you only want to back up data that has changed since the last backup.
  6. Select how often you want a full backup to be performed.
  7. Select which files you want to back up.
  8. Click Save to apply your settings.
  9. Click Apply to start your scheduled backup.

4. Restoring Backups

The Backup Manager also allows you to restore a backup. If your customers have subscribed to the corresponding service plan, they can also restore backups created by you as a reseller themselves.

You can also perform a restore via the Reseller Backup Manager by clicking on the desired backup.

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Last update: 26 June 2026