Installing the Backup Role

Prerequisites

Prior to installing the backup role, please ensure the following:

• If using an external firewall, allow all ports from other servers in your cluster to the intended backup server.
• Ensure a raw block device (RAID array, SSD, SAN, etc.) is attached to the server.
• The device must be unmounted. LxRoot will format it with btrfs and any existing data will be deleted.

To add a backup role

• Click Servers in the left side bar
• Choose the server that you want to add the backup role to
• Click Add role and select the Backup check box
• Complete the form and hit Add role

                
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The mount point can be any path which is not currently mounted — we recommend /backups.

If you have websites created before the backup role was installed, you may wish to map them to the new backup server using the move server option in the left hand menu.