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Data backup

Backup to Google Drive

For the configuration process to go smoothly, you need to prepare the following:

  1. A Google Drive account dedicated to backing up data

  2. Install Rclone and get Google Drive Token

    1. On Windows

      Download Rclone 64bit or 32bit software to your device at https://rclone.org/downloads/ Then unzip the zip file downloaded above, we will have the file rclone.exe, assuming it is located in the folder D:\Rclone\rclone.exe Open the Windows CMD application (Run- CMD) and run the following command:

      powershell
      D:\Rclone\rclone.exe authorize "drive"

      Don't forget to change D:\Rclone\rclone.exe to the corresponding path on your computer! A browser will open, go to step 3

    2. On Linux/macOS/BSD

      Open the terminal application and run the command to install (be sure to enter sudo password):

      bash
      curl https://rclone.org/install.sh -o rclone.sh
      sudo bash rclone.sh
      rm rclone.sh
      
      rclone authorize "drive"

      A browser will open, go to step 3

  3. Select the Google account to back up to:

  4. Authorize connection to your account:

  5. Go back to terminal/cmd in step 2, you will see a code as shown below, please copy this code:

  6. Go to server management page and select the server to backup, then click on the "Backup" tab save"

  7. Select Google Drive

  8. In the memo box, enter a description to take notes. In the second box is "Backup Google Drive Code", enter the code you copied in step 5.

  9. Click save to complete.

Backup to OneDrive

For the configuration process to go smoothly, you need to prepare the following:

  1. A dedicated Microsoft OneDrive account for data backup

  2. Install Rclone and get OneDrive Token

    1. On Windows

      Download Rclone 64bit or 32bit software to your device at https://rclone.org/downloads/ Then unzip the zip file downloaded above, we will have the file rclone.exe, assuming it is located in the folder D:\Rclone\rclone.exe Open the Windows CMD application (Run- CMD) and run the following command:

      powershell
      D:\Rclone\rclone.exe authorize "onedrive"

      Don't forget to change D:\Rclone\rclone.exe to the corresponding path on your computer! A browser will open, go to step 3

    2. On Linux/macOS/BSD

      Open the terminal application and run the command to install (be sure to enter sudo password):

      bash
      curl https://rclone.org/install.sh -o rclone.sh
      sudo bash rclone.sh
      rm rclone.sh
      
      rclone authorize "onedrive"

      A browser will open, go to step 3

  3. Sign in to your Microsoft account (skip if you're already signed in)

  4. Allow connection to your account by pressing Yes or Yes:

  5. Go back to terminal/cmd in step 2, you will see a code as shown below, please copy this code:

    The code between Paste the following into your remote machine ---> and <---End paste!

  6. Go to server management page and select the server to backup, then click on the "Backup" tab save"

  7. Select OneDrive

  8. In the memo box, enter a description to take notes. In the second box is "Backup OneDrive Code", enter the code copied in step 5.

  9. Click save to complete.

Backup to DropBox

For the configuration process to go smoothly, you need to prepare the following:

  1. A dedicated Dropbox account for data backup

  2. Install Rclone and get Dropbox Token

    1. On Windows

      Download Rclone 64bit or 32bit software to your device at https://rclone.org/downloads/ Then unzip the zip file downloaded above, we will have the file rclone.exe, assuming it is located in the folder D:\Rclone\rclone.exe Open the Windows CMD application (Run- CMD) and run the following command:

      powershell
      D:\Rclone\rclone.exe authorize "dropbox"

      Don't forget to change D:\Rclone\rclone.exe to the corresponding path on your computer! A browser will open, go to step 3

    2. On Linux/macOS/BSD

      Open the terminal application and run the command to install (be sure to enter sudo password):

      bash
      curl https://rclone.org/install.sh -o rclone.sh
      sudo bash rclone.sh
      rm rclone.sh
      rclone authorize "dropbox"

      A browser will open, go to step 3

  3. Sign in to your Dropbox account (skip if you're already signed in)

  4. Allow connection to your account by pressing "Agree" or "Allow":

  5. Go back to terminal/cmd in step 2, you will see a code as shown below, please copy this code:

    The code between Paste the following into your remote machine ---> and <---End paste!

  6. Go to server management page and select the server to backup, then click on the Backup tab save

  7. Select Dropbox

  8. In the memo box, enter a description to take notes. In the second box is "Backup Dropbox Code", enter the code copied in step 5.

  9. Click save to complete.

Backup configuration

  • Backup schedule expression: refer to here
  • Backup cycle: the most recent number of days to retain backups, for example, if set to 18, the previous 19-day backups are no longer available, you should consider downloading them before being deleted.
  • Exclude folders: is a path pointing to a folder that is not in your data backup