specify Maximum number of backups in the repository in pleskbackup

[Peter Downes]

Hello Community

I have set up a custom back up of my VPS server.

/usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup server --prefix="VPS" --skip-logs --exclude-domain=mydomain.eu --output-file=ftp://myotherdomain.com/VPS-Backup/ --ftp-login=username --ftp-password=************* --ftp-passive-mode

And I have made this a scheduled task in the Plesk Admin.

All good.

How/Where do I specify the 'Maximum number of backups in the repository' so that the Back Ups don't stack up in the myotherdomain.com account.?

Can I do so by adding an instruction to the command above or through Plesk?
Thanks

 

[Thomas Wilhelmi]

Hallo,

I'm not familiar with the CLI-Command. But why do you not use the Plesk Backup-Manager via GUI to define the FTP-Backup? There you can define a maximum number as well

 

[Peter Downes]

Thanks Thomas

I need to exclude one account on the VPS which has a very large file that does not need backing up.
I don't think I can exclude an account using the GUI.

 

[Thomas Wilhelmi]

Oh, I haven't seen the exclude-option. You're right. I doubt that you can manage that via the GUI. And I also doubt that you can define the number via GUI. So you have to write a Little script that manage that by yourself.

 

[IgorG]

Check server_pref utility with option -max-backup-files.

 

[Peter Downes]

That looks like it. Thank you IgorG

Sorry I am a real beginner.

Would I run that as part of the CLI command above like this?
/usr/local/psa/bin/pleskbackup server --prefix="VPS" --skip-logs --exclude-domain=mydomain.eu --output-file=ftp://myotherdomain.com/VPS-Backup/ --ftp-login=username --ftp-password=************* --ftp-passive-mode server_pref -u -max-backup-processes 5

 

[IgorG]

It is two different commands. With server_pref utility you can specify max number of backups server wide and run it once. With pleskbackup utility you can perform backup procedures.

 

[Peter Downes]

Thank you for the feedback. I'll use the Plesk Backup-Manager via GUI.