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title: How to Add A backup Destination in Jetbackup on A cPnel Server
description: "**Prerequisites** - Root Access to the server's WHM - Jetabackup Installed on the server **Step 1: Log in to WHM either with the root account. Normally you will use one of the URLs below;** ``` http://your_server_ip:2087 https://your_server_hostname:2087 ``` ![This image…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-add-a-backup-destination-in-jetbackup-on-a-cpnel-server/"
updated: "2024-12-02"
category: Cloud servers in Kenya
---

# How to Add A backup Destination in Jetbackup on A cPnel Server

**Prerequisites**

- Root Access to the server's WHM
- Jetabackup Installed on the server

**Step 1: Log in to WHM either with the root account. Normally you will use one of the URLs below;**

```
http://your_server_ip:2087

https://your_server_hostname:2087
```

![This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-703.png](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-703.png)

#### **Step 2: Navigate to JetBackup 5**

- In the WHM dashboard, search for **JetBackup 5** in the search bar or Navigate to **Plugins >> JetBackup5**.
- Click on **JetBackup 5** under the JetBackup section.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-32-1024x166.png)

#### **Step 3: Access the Destinations Section**

- In the JetBackup 5 interface, click on **Destinations** from the left-hand menu.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-35.png)

- This section lists all configured backup destinations, if they exist.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-36-1024x355.png)

#### **Step 4: Add a New Destination**

- Click the **"Create New Destination"** button.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-37.png)

- Select your preferred destination type (e.g., **SFTP**, **Local**, **Amazon S3**, **Google Drive**, etc.) from the dropdown menu.
- If you have a remote server and you want to be backing up there, you may select **SSH (Legacy)** and when prompted to install the plugin, proceed to install.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-38.png)

#### **Step 5: Configure Destination Settings**

Depending on the destination type, provide the required details:

**Example for SFTP:**

- **Name**: A unique name for the destination (e.g., "Remote SFTP/SSH Leagcy Backup").
- **Hostname**: The IP address or domain of the remote SFTP server.
- **Port**: Default is `22`. Change to your custom one, if you have it.
- **Username**: The username for authentication on the remote server.
- **Password**: The password for the SFTP user (or use an SSH key if configured).
- **Directory**: Specify the folder path where backups will be stored (e.g., `/backups/jetbackup`).

**Example for Local Destination:**

- **Name**: A unique name for the destination (e.g., "Local Backup").
- **Directory Path**: The local folder path for storing backups (e.g., `/home/backups`).

Configure other fields, such as retention settings, according to your backup strategy.

#### **Step 6: Save the Destination**

- Once you have fed in the destination details, scroll down and click on **Save**.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-39.png)

- If the remote server logins that you supplied are correct, the destination will be created and the backup directory that you specified will be created on the server

#### **Step 7: Assign the Destination to Backup Jobs**

- Navigate to **Backup Jobs** in JetBackup.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-41.png)

- Edit an existing backup job or create a new one.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-44.png)

- Assign the newly added destination to the job under the **Destinations** section.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-45.png)

- You will see the destinations, including the one you created. Click on a the one you want then click on **Select Destinations**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-46.png)

- The backup job will be assigned to the destination.

Cheers! That will be all.