Readysell has a built-in backup that can create backup archives locally on the server or on a network location (such as a shared drive or network attached storage).
You can configured up to 3 different backup locations (primary, secondary and tertiary). For each backup, you will need the following information:
| Name | Description | Examples | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCATION | The local or network (UNC) path for the primary backup. |
| (Empty) |
| NETWORK-USERNAME | The user name for the network (UNC) location for the primary backup. (If backing up to a local location or a network share that allows anonymous access, this should be left blank) |
| (Empty) |
| NETWORK-PASSWORD | The password for the network (UNC) location for the primary backup. (If backing up to a local location or a network share that allows anonymous access, this should be left blank) |
| (Empty) |
| COMPRESS | Compress the primary backup to a 7-zip archive. |
| True |
| PASSWORD | Encrypt the primary backup with this password. |
| (Empty) |
| RETAIN-DAYS | Number of days to retain the primary backup. |
| 14 |
| RETAIN-EOM | Retain the last primary backup for each month. |
| True |
These can be configured by accessing the BACKUP system type (available from Administration > Advanced > System Types in the Readysell menu).
Configuring Off-Site Backups
If you would like to configure your Readysell backup to be uploaded to an off-site backup, it is recommended that you configure a primary backup to a local location and then use third party cloud backup software (such as JungleDisk, CrashPlan or Carbonite) to backup this location remotely. Do not try to backup the MySQL data files directly as these are difficult to restore and may cause issues with the operation of Readysell.