Taking manual backups of your server or having automatic backups enabled is a great way to roll-back your files and system in case of failure, malfunction or malware infestation. Given the power of these features, it is important to know how to correctly use them in order to return your server back to a previous state. This is why in this step-by-step tutorial we will teach you how to restore a manual or automatic backup to your VPSBG server.
Restoring a backup from your server management page
Regardless of whether you want to restore a manual or an automatic backup, you need to do these steps prior to either restoration process.
Step 1: Log into your VPSBG account
Start by logging into our Console by entering your email and password.
Step 2: Navigate to your services from the dashboard
Once you have successfully logged in, you will be presented with your dashboard, the appearance of which should be like so:
From here, click on the “Servers” button from the menu on the left. This will take you to a page with a list of all of your services.
Step 3: Find the server for which you want to restore a backup
Having arrived at the servers page, you will now want to find the server you would like to activate automatic backups for. You will see a green dot in front of your active servers alongside the server hostname and IP addresses attached to the server.
The next step is to simply click on the “Manage” button for your desired server.
Step 4: Restoring a backup
Restoring a backup is a very simple process. Simply navigate to the “Backups” tab. You will now see a list of all manual and automatic backups for your account, for all of your services. You will also see a This Server label next to all backups that originate from the server you are currently viewing. This is because you can choose to restore a backup from another server, allowing you to essentially clone the original. Once you have selected your desired backup, just click on the “Restore” button next to it.
When you click on the button, you will be presented with the following selection menu:
From the dropdown menu select the server you want to restore to and click on ‘Restore’. That’s it!
When the restoration process begins, your server will get locked until the process finishes. This locked state prevents any potential errors and problems that could occur with the server until the recovery completes. All that you need to do now is to just wait until the restoration finishes.
Restoring a backup from the Orchestration tab
You can also alternatively restore a backup from the Orchestration tab and the Backups section, which can be found in the menu on the left.
This Backups page contains a list of all of your backups so that you can easily manage them from one single place. Simply select the backup that you would like to restore and click on the “Restore” button next to it. Select a server from the list and restore your backup. Once the process has been initiated you will see a message that a backup is currently being restored.
Overall, restoring a backup to your VPSBG server is relatively easy and we hope that this tutorial has managed to teach you how to successfully complete both processes.
