Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Programming Discussion : Backing up VPS + synchronize to pc

[MartynD]

after having all my baackups on local (backup folder) and losing all my backups with vasere, i think its time to try something new

Is it possible to generate backups on a local server, and have them synchronize with my home pc/laptop?

I remember reading someone say it in a thread, but after searching about i couldn't actually find anything, or that thread again =-/

any help would be much appreciated

[Vinayak_Sharma]

Martyn, is your home pc/laptop permanently connected to internet, has it got a fixed public IP?

If you are generating backup on a local folder on your VPS, you can always download that backup to your PC.

Or you can use rSync to transfer that backup to a remote third party backup space (that many providers are selling).

BTW if you have always on, fixed IP PC at home, you can use rSync to download/sync your backup to your PC.

[UNIXy]

Here's a guide on how to do it:

http://plone3.trueblade.com/knowledg...ws-notebook-pc

Regards

[MartynD]

hmm that guide seems abit hard, lol as its telling me to install some remote software aswell, dont need that, but ill try the rest of it shortly.. ill update how i get on with it

also what folders do i need to backup within the cpanel server? to savetime/space rather know the important ones?

regards