How to change the location for Plesk backup files on a Linux server?

By default, all backup data is stored in the directory /var/lib/psa/dumps.

To change the default backup location, follow these steps:

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.

  2. Create a new directory for backups. In these example, we will use /plesk_backups:

    # mkdir /plesk_backups

  3. Set necessary ownership for the created directory:

    # chown psaadm:psaadm /plesk_backups

  4. Modify the backup location in the Plesk configuration file /etc/psa/psa.conf:

    4.1. Open the file /etc/psa/psa.conf in a text editor (for example, "vi" editor).

    4.2. Change the value of DUMP_D to the created directory from step 2:

    # Backups directory
    DUMP_D /plesk_backups

    4.3. Save the changes and close the file.

    4.4. Verify that the directory has been changed:

    # cat /etc/psa/psa.conf | grep -w DUMP_D
    DUMP_D /plesk_backups

  5. Move all backup data and the hidden .discovered directory from the old location to new:

    # mv /var/lib/psa/dumps/* /plesk_backups/
    # mv /var/lib/psa/dumps/.discovered/ /plesk_backups/

  6. Restart the "sw-cp-server" service:

    # service sw-cp-server restart

    From now all backup files will be stored in the directory /plesk_backups.
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