The Complete Guide to JetBackup 5

• Everything you need to know on how to download and restore your website using JetBackup5.

  This guide will help you download and restore your files and website via JetBackup5.

  With JetBackup5, you have automatic backups that make it easy to restore a specific account or file within seconds.

  Whether you've corrupted the config file for your WordPress, or your Web developer has just accidently overwritten your whole online shop database, having a reliable backup in place could save your countless hours and more than a few rands and cents.

• Jetbackup is a powerful tool with lots of options.

  We`ve divided our guide into different sections, depending on your experience level, or which task you need to complete you can skip ahead to the correct part.

  you can skip ahead to the one you need:

  1. Accessing Jetbackup
  2. Automatic backups
  3. Manual backups
  4. Download a backup
  5. Restore a backup
• Before we Begin
  
  We assume that you already have your Mweb Hosting Product up and running and know how to access your Mweb Online Account and cPanel

  If you need a refresher on how to login to cPanel you can follow this guide.

• Section 1 : Accessing JetBackup 5

  Follow the Steps in the Slider below to Access Jetbackup
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  Step 1 of 2

  Sign in to cPanel

  Sign into cPanel and find the Files section on the dashboard

  Click on JetBackup5

  Jetbackup Dashboard

  The Jetbackup Dashboard gives you an overview of your backup history and storage usage and has tasks available which include:
  

  • Jetbackup5 includes
  • Home directory – list of backups
  • Databases - list of backups
  • Database users - list of backups
  • DNS Zone- list of backups
  • Certificates - list of backups
  • Manage Account – managing your account
  • Create Backup on Demand – manually backup
  • View Downloads – check if download is complete
  • Queue – check if backup or restore is complete
• Section 2 : Automatic Backups

  Jetbackup runs vital incremental backups of your website automatically - follow this guide to find out more
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  Home Directory automatic backups

  JetBackup 5 will automatically back up your website daily and keep it stored for up to 7 days on the Home Directory page

  Database automatic backups

  JetBackup 5 will automatically back up your databases

  Databases users automatic backups

  JetBackup 5 will automatically back up your databases users

  DNS Zone automatic backups

  JetBackup 5 will automatically back up your DNS Zone files
• Section 3 : Manual Backups
  
  Follow these easy steps below to manually backup your website
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  Create on Demand Backup

  If you need to manually back up your website.

  Go back to the Jetbackup dashboard and click on Create Backup On Demand

  Confirm Selection

  Click OK to confirm that you wish to create a new backup

  Backup successfully added to Queue

  After you click on Ok you should see a teal banner in the top right corner indicating that your new backup task has been successfully queued

  Backup queue

  You can see the progress and completion state of your Backups in the Queue section
• Section 4 : Download a Backup
  

  Follow these easy steps below on how to download a website backup

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  Choosing the file

  Go back to home directory page

  Click on the file you want to download and click Download

  
  (Note that this would also work if you where to download another type of backup, such as a database.)
  

  Confirm the download

  Click on Download Selected Items

  Download complete

  To see your completed downloads in the dashboard click on View Downloads

  Save the download

  In the View Downloads section click on the Download button next to the corresponding file to download it to your PC

  Saving the download on your PC

  Once you have clicked download the download will be saved to your PC as a compressed file.

  From there you can extract and view the files as needed.
• Section 5: Restore a File
  
  Follow these easy steps below on how to restore a file that was deleted off your cPanel using JetBackup5
  
  Note: A portion of the below guide demonstrates deleting a file, which is purely for illustrative purposes.
  
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  Deleting a File in cPanel

  You can use the File Manager in cPanel to create move and delete files on your website, for demonstration purposes we are deleting a single file.

  Launch Jetbackup

  To restore your deleted file you need to access JetBackup5

  Scroll down to Files and click on Jetbackup5

  Restore a backup

  Go to the home directory, click on a back up from before the file was deleted

  Now click on Restore that file will then be restored on the cPanel file management (this will restore the entire backup from that date, which you probably wouldn't normally do for a single deleted file).

  Confirm Restore Task

  Click on Restore selected items

  Restore Queue

  Check the Queue in the Dashboard to see the progress of your Restore task