{"id":11312,"date":"2021-08-17T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T09:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11312"},"modified":"2024-04-24T07:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T06:49:10","slug":"transfer-backup-cpanel-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/transfer-backup-cpanel-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Transfer Backup from cPanel to VPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking data backups regularly is a good habit that helps you create a reserve copy in times of emergencies. You can easily do that by creating a data backup of the website and uploading it on your VPS server. In this article, you will learn how to directly transfer a website&#8217;s backup from cPanel to VPS.<\/p>\n<h2>To Transfer Backup from cPanel to VPS<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your cPanel account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>Files<\/strong> section and click on <strong>Backup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_backup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1133\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>Download a Full Account Backup<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_download_full_account_backup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1497\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will take you to the <strong>Generate a Full Backup<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n<p>4. Choose the <strong>Secure Copy (SCP)<\/strong> option from the dropdown list\u00a0and\u00a0enter the valid details in every field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_generate_full_backupdummy-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_generate_full_backupdummy-min.png 729w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_generate_full_backupdummy-min-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Email Address<\/strong>: Enter an email address where you will receive the notification for the completion of the backup transfer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote Server<\/strong>: Enter\u00a0the IP address of your VPS.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote User<\/strong>: Enter the username for the hosting account. If you don&#8217;t enter any, the system will consider the user as root by default.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote Password<\/strong>: Enter the password for the user account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Port(optional)<\/strong>: You can leave this field empty and proceed. However, if you are filling it, enter the port that was listed in VPS details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remote Dir<\/strong>: Specify the directory path here for restoring the backup files on your VPS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-info kb-wisdom-wrapr-blue\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: You can leave the Remote Dir field empty. In that case, the backup files will get automatically transferred to the root file of your VPS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>5. Click on the <strong>Generate Backup<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>The system will display a message explaining that it is currently generating the Full Backup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cp_backup_in_progress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"245\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will directly upload the backup file on the directory of the VPS and\u00a0send a copy to the designated email address once it completes the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking data backups regularly is a good habit that helps you create a reserve copy in times of emergencies. You can easily do that by creating a data backup of the website and uploading it on your VPS server. 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