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title: How to Add Destination for Scheduled Local/SFTP Remote Backups on Cyberpanel
description: "On CyberPanel, you can schedule backups and send them to remote locations (local or SFTP) on a daily or weekly basis. *Note:* For storage boxes from some providers, you may need to enable SSH support since SFTP backups may not…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-add-destination-for-scheduled-local-sftp-remote-backups-on-cyberpanel/"
updated: "2024-11-13"
category: Cloud servers in Kenya
---

# How to Add Destination for Scheduled Local/SFTP Remote Backups on Cyberpanel

On CyberPanel, you can schedule backups and send them to remote locations (local or SFTP) on a daily or weekly basis.

*Note:* For storage boxes from some providers, you may need to enable SSH support since SFTP backups may not function properly.

- First, you ill need to [login to your Cyberpanel](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-access-cyberpanel/)

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-310.png)

## Add/Delete Destination

- You can add an SFTP Destination or a Local Destination

**Destination for SFTP Destination**

- While logged in to the panel, go to **Backups -> Add/Delete Destination**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-311.png)

- Select the backup Type as SFTP

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-312.png)

- You will be presented with more fields to fill, regarding the backup.
  - Name: This can be anything you can remember.
  - IP Address: This can either be IP address or hostname of the remote SFTP server.
  - Username: username of your sftp server
  - Password: password of your sftp server
  - Port: default ssh port is 22, if it is anything else do specify
  - Path: thats the custom path where CyberPanel will store backups
- Fill in the details then click on **Add Destination**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-313-1024x684.png)

- You will see a Success message.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-314-1024x171.png)

**Destination for Local Backups**

- While logged in to the panel, go to **Backups -> Add/Delete Destination**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-315.png)

- Select the backup Type as **local**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-316.png)

- You will be presented with more fields to fill, regarding the backup.
  - Name: This can be anything you can remember.
  - Path: that is the custom path where CyberPanel will store backups
- Fill in the details then click on **Add Destination**

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-318.png)

- You will see a Success message.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-317-1024x541.png)