How Do I Create A Backup Using the Contabo Backup Space?

How do I use the Contabo backup space on Windows?

For Windows a third party application such as Filezilla can be used to connect to the Contabo backup space. You can follow the steps below to setup a connection with Filezilla:

Open Filezilla.
Connect to the Contabo backup space with the following options:
Host: backup.contabo.net
Username:
Password:
You should now be connected and can transfer any data you want to backup to the Contabo backup space.

How do I use the Contabo backup space on Linux?

On Linux you can use a FTP client to connect to the Contabo backup space. Almost any FTP software can be used here, we recommend using lftp which supports encryption via FTP. Depending on your distribution, the necessary package can simply be installed, e.g. by issuing the following command:

apt-get install lftp .

Also for the best performance while transferring the data, we recommend creating an archive, e.g.

tar -czf backup.tar.gz /home/File_1 /home/File_2

You can follow the steps below to connect to the Contabo backup space on Linux using lftp:

If you’re not sure about your admin rights, always enter the command sudo -i at the beginning of every session:
```
sudo -i 
```

Use the following commands to connect to the Contabo backup space:

:~# lftp
lftp :~> set ftp:ssl-force true
lftp :~> set ssl:verify-certificate no
lftp :~> connect backup.contabo.net
lftp backup.contabo.net:~> login <Username>
Password:

You are now successfully connected to the backup space, create a directory with the following command:
```
mkdir backups
```
Next you can move to the contabo backup space with the following command:
```
cd backups
```
Finally you can upload your backup with the following command:
```
put /path_to_file/backup.tar.gz 
```

Things to know about the Contabo backup space:

Please note, that a connection to our backup space can only be established within a Contabo datacenter. Therefore, a connection is only possible between your server and the backup server, both must be located in a Contabo datacenter.

You also need to configure Contabo DNS resolvers, those resolvers are configured as default in any installation – if you changed something and need help setting them up, please contact Contabo support.

You can contact the customer Support team via the "Get in Touch" section of the support home page here.