BackupPC is an open-source backup solution for Linux/Unix-like operating systems that provide a graphical web user interface to manage backups remotely. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install BackupPC on the Clear Linux operating system.
Before starting the BackupPC installation process on Clear Linux Latest, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing BackupPC on Clear Linux, you need to install some required software packages. To do so, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add web-server perl-basic
This command installs the following packages:
After installing the required software dependencies, it's time to download and install BackupPC on Clear Linux. Follow the below steps to perform this operation.
Open your terminal and run the below command to download the latest BackupPC package from the official website.
curl -LO https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/releases/download/4.5.0/BackupPC-4.5.0.tar.gz
Note: To download other versions of BackupPC, visit the official website.
After downloading the BackupPC archive, extract it using the following command:
sudo tar -xzvf BackupPC-4.5.0.tar.gz -C /opt/
Create a symlink for the BackupPC directory to access it easily:
sudo ln -s /opt/BackupPC-4.5.0 /opt/backuppc
To manage and run BackupPC correctly, we need to install some Perl modules. Run the below command to install them:
sudo cpan Crypt::CBC Digest::MD5 Archive::Tar Compress::Zlib Apache2::SOAP
In this step, we need to configure Apache Web Server to support BackupPC. Create a new Apache configuration file for BackupPC by running the following command.
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/backuppc.conf
Paste the following Apache configuration code in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName backuppc.example.com
DocumentRoot /opt/backuppc/lib/
PerlRequire /opt/backuppc/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /opt/backuppc/cgi-bin/
Alias /backups /var/lib/BackupPC/
<Directory /opt/backuppc/lib>
Allow from all
AllowOverride all
Options None
Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /opt/backuppc/cgi-bin>
Allow from all
AllowOverride all
Options None
Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /var/lib/BackupPC>
Allow from all
AllowOverride all
Options None
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/backuppc/backuppc_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/backuppc/backuppc_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
After making the changes, save and close the file.
Restart Apache Web Server to apply the configuration changes by running the below command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
To access the BackupPC web UI, we need to update the configuration file. By default, the configuration file is located at /opt/backuppc/conf/config.pl. Open it in your text editor:
sudo nano /opt/backuppc/conf/config.pl
Update the file with your desired configurations:
$Conf{CgiDir} = '/opt/backuppc/cgi-bin';
$Conf{TopDir} = '/var/lib/BackupPC';
$Conf{ConfDir} = '/opt/backuppc/conf';
$Conf{PcDir} = '/opt/backuppc/pc';
$Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = 0;
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = ['/tmp'];
$Conf{IncrLevels} = [2, 3, 4, 5];
$Conf{FullPeriod} = 6.97;
$Conf{IncrPeriod} = 0.97;
$Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync';
$Conf{RsyncArgs} = [ '--numeric-ids', '--perms', '--owner', '--group', '-D', '--links', '--hard-links', '--times', '--block-size=2048', '--recursive', '--exclude-from=/opt/backuppc/conf/ExcludeFileList.txt' ];
To test your BackupPC installation, access the web interface by visiting http://backuppc.example.com/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin. If everything is working fine, you will see the BackupPC interface.
In conclusion, we have learned how to install BackupPC on Clear Linux Latest by following the above steps. Now, you can use BackupPC to manage and backup your Linux/Unix-like operating systems.
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