How to Backup HestiaCP Configuration

Prerequisites

Before backing up configuration, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges

Backup HestiaCP Configuration Files

ssh hxroot@YOUR_SERVER_IP -p 22

Create backup directory:

mkdir -p /backup/hestia-config

Backup main configuration:

cp -r /usr/local/hestia/data/ /backup/hestia-config/
cp /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf /backup/hestia-config/
cp -r /usr/local/hestia/ssl/ /backup/hestia-config/

Backup templates:

cp -r /usr/local/hestia/data/templates/ /backup/hestia-config/templates/

Package backup:

tar -czf /backup/hestia-config_$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /backup/hestia-config/

Backup User Data Separately

/usr/local/hestia/bin/v-backup-users

Backup Database

mysqldump hestia > /backup/hestia-db_$(date +%Y%m%d).sql

Automated Config Backup Script

#!/bin/bash
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/hestia-config"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
cp /usr/local/hestia/conf/hestia.conf $BACKUP_DIR/hestia.conf.$DATE
cp -r /usr/local/hestia/data/templates $BACKUP_DIR/templates.$DATE
mysqldump hestia > $BACKUP_DIR/hestia_db.$DATE.sql
tar -czf $BACKUP_DIR/hestia_full_$DATE.tar.gz $BACKUP_DIR/
echo "Config backup completed at $DATE"