Backup your FTP server to your choosen AWS S3.
FTP servers can be hard to backup use SnapShoots recipe to make the process a breeze
Currently in beta and limited to 20GB
This backup recipe is in Beta, Learn more about Alpha and Beta recipes stages
Description
How to Backup your FTP Server
1 - Get FTP Login details
Go and locate your FTP username, password and port.
2 Allow Remote IP Access
Depending on your setup you might be required to configure a firewall to allow SnapShooter Access
In SnapShooter Find the IP's you need Compute ip WhiteList Find the region you need, for example if your storage is US East (N. Virgina)
3 - Create a new FTP backup job
- Login to SnapShooter
- Go to make new backup job Quick Setup
- Give it name
4 - SnapShooter Compute
Decide which size compute you require. In most cases with FTP you don't need a high CPU.
5 - Configure FTP Backup
- Provide your FTP details, username, password, host and port
- decide which filder inside your FTP server you want backed up
- Choose a compression level. 6 is the default, hight will take longer but give you small files.
6 - Choose Storage
If you used your own server you can use any storage provide you wish.
If you used SnapShooter Compute you can use your own S3 or you can use SnapShooter Storage which comes with 500mb free.
7 - Choose Backup Frequency
Free users can enjoy daily backups, other paid plans will allow more frequent backups
Press schedule and finish
8 - Run your first Backup
Press backup now link
