{"id":19286,"date":"2025-12-23T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/docs\/webpanel-faq\/hestia\/how-do-i-schedule-automatic-backups-in-hestia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T12:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:34:03","slug":"how-do-i-schedule-automatic-backups-in-hestia","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/docs\/webpanel-faq\/hestia\/how-do-i-schedule-automatic-backups-in-hestia\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I Schedule Automatic Backups in Hestia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Scheduling automatic backups in HestiaCP ensures that your websites, databases, and server files are safely stored without manual intervention. This guide will show you step-by-step how to enable and configure automatic backups using your BigCloudy Hestia VPS<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1.Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before scheduling backups:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Ensure your domain and databases are added to HestiaCP.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Confirm you have sufficient disk space on the server or backup destination.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Have your HestiaCP login credentials ready.<\/span><\/li>\n
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    2.Enable Automatic Backups<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Step 1: Log in to HestiaCP<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. Open the HestiaCP login page.<\/span>
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    2. Enter your <\/span>username<\/b> and <\/span>password<\/b>.<\/span>
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      Click <\/span>Login<\/b>.<\/span>
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      Step 2:Open the Users Section<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Once you\u2019re on the dashboard, click User<\/strong>\u00a0from the top navigation menu.<\/p>\n

      Select the user for whom you wish to schedule a backup.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Step 3: Open the Cron Section<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Click on the “CRON”<\/strong> tab in the user settings page to open the cron jobs configuration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Step 4: Add Cron<\/strong>
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      <\/b>Click on the “Add Cron Job”<\/strong> button to create a new cron job.<\/p>\n

      Enter the command to create a backup. For Hestia CP, you can use the v-backup-user command. The syntax is:
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      Replace <username><\/strong>\u00a0with the actual username of the account you want to back up.<\/p>\n

      Set the schedule for when the cron job should run. Use the following fields to specify the schedule:<\/p>\n