📦 Install bu-Backup on WHM/cPanel or DirectAdmin

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bu-Backup (from bu-backup.com.ar) is a robust server backup solution that integrates with both WHM/cPanel and DirectAdmin panels.

✅ Installation Steps

1. Create an Account

2. Obtain a License

  • Log in to your account.
  • Go to “Manage Licenses”.
  • Add your server’s IP address.
  • Choose a trial or paid license.

3. Install bu-Backup

Connect to your server via SSH as the root user and run:

cd /root
wget https://bu-backup.com.ar/bu-backup/download/bu-backup-install.sh -O bu-backup-install.sh
chmod 0700 bu-backup-install.sh
sh bu-backup-install.sh

📌 This will install bu-Backup and integrate it into your control panel.

⚙️ Configure bu-Backup

WHM/cPanel:

  • Go to WHM » Plugins » bu-Backup

DirectAdmin:

  • Navigate to Admin Level » Extra Features » bu-Backup

Inside the GUI, you can configure:

  • General settings (e.g. language, timezone, date format)
  • Backup locations (local disk, FTP, SFTP, external drives)
  • Schedules (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Retention policies
  • Restore options for:
    • Files
    • Databases
    • Emails

❌ Uninstallation Steps

If you need to remove bu-Backup:

cd /root
wget https://bu-backup.com.ar/bu-backup/download/bu-backup-uninstall.sh -O bu-backup-uninstall.sh
chmod 0700 bu-backup-uninstall.sh
sh bu-backup-uninstall.sh

This script will cleanly uninstall bu-Backup from your server.

🛠️ Troubleshooting Tips

SSH Connection Issues

  • Make sure your SSH port is open and accessible.
  • If using CSF firewall, ensure the port is in both TCP_IN and TCP_OUT.

Remote Authentication Failures

  • Password Authentication: Ensure sshpass is installed: yum install sshpass # or dnf install sshpass
  • Key Authentication:
    • Generate SSH key in the bu-Backup interface.
    • Add the public key to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys on the remote host.

Backup Index Not Generated

  • Navigate to bu-Backup interface and recreate the index manually.
  • Refer to the bu-Backup User Guide for detailed help.
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