Backing Up the Entire Server

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To back up the server configuration settings and all user data you have on your hosting machine:

  1. Go to Tools & Settings > Backup Manager.
  2. Click Back Up. The Back Up the Server page will be opened.
  3. Specify the following:
  4. Click OK. The backup process starts. When backing up is finished, the backup file will be saved to the storage you selected.

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Note: Custom view settings (that are stored as the Simple plan) are included into server-level backups. However, the restoration of these settings is only possible if Plesk has not been yet initially configured (either by the init_conf utility or from GUI). Learn more about Custom view.