JetBackup holds scheduled server-side backups of your account and lets you restore them yourself.
OPENING IT
cPanel > JetBackup under Files. The dashboard lists the backup types available on your plan.
RESTORE TYPES
- Full Backups: the entire account. Use this after a serious compromise or total failure.
- File Backups: browse the file tree at a chosen date and restore a single file, a folder, or everything.
- Database Backups: restore one database at a chosen point in time.
Cron Job Backups, Email Backups and others may also be available.
RESTORING
- Choose the backup type.
- Select the restore point by date.
- Tick what you want restored.
- Click Restore and confirm.
- The job is queued. You will be notified when it completes.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Restoring overwrites the current version. Download a copy of the current state first if it contains anything you have not backed up elsewhere. Restoring files without the matching database, or the reverse, can leave a site in an inconsistent state. For a site rollback, restore both from the same date. Retention depends on your plan. Do not assume a backup from six months ago exists.
