Question Disk full when backup to external FTP.

[Luiz_Gustavo]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 22.04

Plesk version and microupdate number

18.0.51

Hello everyone,

I have a doubt about the backup manager while using external FTP. The server has a capacity of 200 GB, out of which 130 GB is used by subscriptions and 60 GB is free.

Plesk compresses everything locally before sending it to FTP, which I believe is necessary. However, I need a solution since upgrading the server to perform a full backup every 30 days is not an option. Therefore, we have configured the server to keep one full monthly backup and a differential backup every day.

If I enable multi-volume backup, would it solve the local storage issue? Additionally, is it possible to configure the backup manager to send one file per subscription, or are there any workarounds to solve this issue?

Thanks!

Luiz

 

[MarkM]

Do you have to use FTP or do you have other method of access to the storage volume?

If you have like SSH access for example, you could potentially mount the storage volume over SSH (SSHFS) - it would then be basically seen by Plesk as just being local storage.

 

[Luiz_Gustavo]

Do you have to use FTP or do you have other method of access to the storage volume?

If you have like SSH access for example, you could potentially mount the storage volume over SSH (SSHFS) - it would then be basically seen by Plesk as just being local storage.

The backup server runs on Windows Server. The scenario I'm describing is just one of many servers. To address the issue, I can export iSCSI from Windows or install NFS services. However, FTPS is a straightforward option to set up and configure on multiple servers.

Do you know if Digital Ocean Spaces or any other extensions can help with the problem of limited local storage?



Thanks,

Luiz

 

[MarkM]

Spaces is basically S3 compatible so you could use like s3fs;

GitHub - s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse: FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3

FUSE-based file system backed by Amazon S3. Contribute to s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

NFS might be another way forward though. Basically anything that would be seen as local storage, but also keep in mind that will likely tank the rate that backups are processed.

Backup Manager is just going to require local storage regardless if uploading it to FTP storage.