Cruzio strongly recommends that you keep backups of everything, including your Cruzio VPS. The Virtualmin Control Panel on your Cruzio VPS has a backup system built-in to make this easy. Backups can be done as one-time backups or can be scheduled to run regularly.

To perform a one-time backup immediately

1. Log in to your Virtualmin Control Panel at clientlogin.cruziohost.com:10000, replacing clientlogin with the login name you chose when you signed up.
2. In the left-hand menu toward the bottom of the list, click “Backup and Restore”.
3. Click “Backup Virtual Servers”.
4. Under “Virtual servers”, choose which servers are to be included in this backup. The default is to back up all your servers.
5. You can specify which elements to back up under “Features and Settings”. The default option is to back up everything.

6. Under “Destination and format”, specify the name and location of the backup file and the format of the backup (single archive file for your whole VPS, or an individual file for each server). By default, the backup process will create a single file for each server, containing a backup of all files on that server, and will create these files in your storage space on your Cruzio VPS.

   You may also specify a remote FTP or SSH server to transfer the file(s) to, or you can opt to download the archive file(s) in your browser.

7. Click “Backup Now”.

To schedule backups

1. Log in to your Virtualmin Control Panel at clientlogin.cruziohost.com:10000, replacing clientlogin with the login name you chose when you signed up.
2. In the left-hand menu toward the bottom of the list, click “Backup and Restore”.
3. Click “Scheduled Backups”.
4. Click “Add a new backup schedule”.
5. Under “Virtual servers”, choose which servers are to be included in this schedule. The default is to back up all your servers.
6. You can specify which elements to back up under “Features and Settings”. The default option is to back up everything.

7. Under “Destination and format”, specify the name and location of the backup file and the format of the backup (single archive file for your whole VPS, or an individual file for each server). By default, the backup process will create a single file for each server, containing a backup of all files on that server, and will create these files in your storage space on your Cruzio VPS.

   You may also specify a remote FTP or SSH server to transfer the file(s) to.

8. Under “Schedule and reporting”, select “Simple Schedule”, then choose the frequency of backups, depending on the frequency of changes to your site.

   You may also specify an email address to receive reports of backup activity.

9. Click “Create Schedule”.

To restore from a backup

1. Log in to your Virtualmin Control Panel at clientlogin.cruziohost.com:10000, replacing clientlogin with the login name you chose when you signed up.
2. In the left-hand menu toward the bottom of the list, click “Backup and Restore”.
3. Click “Restore Backup”.
4. Specify the source file to restore from. You can also specify which elements to restore or not restore.
5. Click “Show What Will Be Restored”.
6. Review the proposed restore, and if satisfied, click “Restore Now”.