{"id":18067,"date":"2024-12-02T12:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=18067"},"modified":"2024-12-02T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:05:17","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-a-backup-job-in-whm-with-jetbackup","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-a-backup-job-in-whm-with-jetbackup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Backup Job in WHM With Jetbackup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JetBackup simplifies the process of creating and managing backup jobs in WHM, allowing you to schedule regular backups for your cPanel accounts. Here\u2019s a step-by-step guide to creating a backup job in WHM using JetBackup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Log in to WHM either with the root account. Normally you will use one of the URLs below;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>http:&#47;&#47;your_server_ip:2087\n\nhttps:\/\/your_server_hostname:2087<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-zoooom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-703.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-703.png\" style=\"width:1203px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>In the WHM dashboard, search for\u00a0<strong>JetBackup 5<\/strong>\u00a0in the search bar or Navigate to <strong>Plugins >> JetBackup5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on&nbsp;<strong>JetBackup 5<\/strong>&nbsp;under the JetBackup section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-32-1024x166.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-32-1024x166.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-32-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-32-768x124.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-32.png 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Navigate to &#8220;<em>Backup Jobs \/\u00a0 Create New Backup Job.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-47-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-47-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-47-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-47-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-47.png 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step <\/strong> 3 : Set up your New Backup Job by inputting the needed details<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-48-1024x796.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-48-1024x796.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-48-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-48-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-48.png 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Once done, Click\u00a0<em>&#8220;Save<\/em>&#8221; to save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-49.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-49.png 968w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-49-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-49-768x313.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your Jetbackup version, you can also refer to the Official Cpanel Documentations below, on how to create backup jobs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JetBackup 4:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.jetbackup.com\/linux\/manual\/BackupJobs\/createNewBackupJob.html\">Create New Backup Job<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JetBackup 5:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.jetbackup.com\/v5.1\/adminpanel\/backupJobs.html\">Create New Backup Job<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-add-a-backup-destination-in-jetbackup-on-a-cpnel-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Add A backup Destination in Jetbackup on A cPnel Server<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JetBackup simplifies the process of creating and managing backup jobs in WHM, allowing you to schedule regular backups for your cPanel accounts. 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