Question Backup Strategy

[Ither]

I am either not good at searching or I can't seem to find this.
I have backups going to cloud storage -- however, what I am trying to do is this.

* Send backups to local and cloud
* Keep backups on cloud for X weeks
* Always keep most recent local

That way I can restore faster if needed.

I cannot figure this out--I see the "send to local and cloud" but what I can't figure out is if I set a retention policy -- is that going to clear my cloud side too? Or is cloud not touched?

TY for any help you can give or point me in a direction.

 

[Sebahat.hadzhi]

Hi, @Ither . The retention period is applicable to the storage option you selected for the corresponding backup schedule, i.e. if you have chosen local and remote storage for "Store in" it will be applicable for both.

 

[Ither]

Ok great to know.
There is no way to set it up where it keeps latest on local server, but sends rest to cloud?
I would basically have to keep equal copies on both local/cloud?

 

[Ahmet CAVUSOGLU]

Hi @Ither

I can give you a few suggestions regarding backups. Of course, there are better options than the ones I'm about to give, but this suggestion works reliably for me.

Main Server
- Daily snapshots and weekly backups are taken on the hosting provider side.
- Plesk also takes daily Google Drive backups.

Backup Server (Different Company and Location)
- Data on the main server is synchronized daily with Plesk Migration.

Backup Server Two (Different Company and Location)
- Changes on the main server are backed up weekly on this server.

The goal of our backup strategy is to be able to go back 1 week in the worst-case scenario. In the best-case scenario, we should be able to go back 1 day. These structures can be reduced or increased depending on your data responsibility and importance. Of course, the cost of operating these servers must be considered.

 

[Kaspar]

Ok great to know.
There is no way to set it up where it keeps latest on local server, but sends rest to cloud?
I would basically have to keep equal copies on both local/cloud?

What you could do to achieve this for example, is to configure your backups to be stored both locally and remotely. After which can setup a cron job with a script that utilizes the Plesk CLI to delete the last local backup right before you have scheduled your daily backups.

How to remove backups via command line is explained in the support article: https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/...w-to-remove-Plesk-backup-files-and-their-logs