# Backup settings



# The concept of backups

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## The concept of backups

Backups are designed to create a backup copy of the server settings and then restore it on a new server or on the same server.

##### What settings are not included in the backup:

- System users
- Panel Web Interface SSL Certificates
- License
- Backup settings
- Optionally, you can exclude traffic statistics for VPN users

##### Backup options

- It is possible to manually create backups (with statistics of VPN users and without statistics)
- The ability to install an automatic backup scheduler
- Ability to send a backup to a remote FTP server
- Limiting the number of backups
- Ability to upload a backup to the system and recover

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# Backup list

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Backup settings are available in the **Settings->Backups** menu item

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On this page you get a list of available backups.

##### There are function buttons:

- **Download** - To download a backup to a local computer
- **Delete** - In order to delete the backup on the server (does not delete the backup on the FTP server)
- **Restore** - In order to restore the entire configuration of the PUQVPNCP panel from a backup.

##### On this page there are buttons for creating backups:

- **Create -** Creates a full backup
- **Create without statistics -** Create a full backup and exclude traffic usage statistics for VPN users

##### There is also an **Upload** button with which you can upload a backup to the server

# Automatic backup scheduler

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In order to go to the automation settings of the backup scheduler   
Go to **Settings->Backups->Configuration**

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The automatic backup settings page opens.

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**Scheduler Every Hour** - In this section you can enable hourly automatic backup. It is necessary to enter the minute of the hour in which the automatic backup will be made

**Scheduler Every Day** - In this section, you can enable daily automatic backup. You must enter the hour and minute of the hour in which the automatic backup will be performed

**Backup to FTP** - In this section, you configure the FTP server parameters so that each copy of the backup is automatically sent to the FTP server