BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, Windows, and macOS computers. It is a highly customizable and scalable backup solution that allows the user to maintain multiple backup versions, point-in-time restores, and more. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install BackupPC on Fedora Server Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that the following requirements have been met:
First, ensure that your system is updated and upgraded by running the following command as sudo or root user:
sudo dnf update -y && sudo dnf upgrade -y
BackupPC is available in the standard Fedora repositories, and we can install it using dnf package manager. Use the following command to install BackupPC:
sudo dnf -y install backuppc
By default, FirewallD blocks the HTTP traffic that BackupPC uses to communicate with clients. Therefore, we need to create an exception to allow BackupPC traffic to pass through the firewall.
Run the following commands to create a FirewallD rule that allows HTTP traffic:
sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
BackupPC uses the Apache web server to serve its web interface. Therefore, we need to configure Apache to work with BackupPC.
Run the following command to open the Apache configuration file with a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/backuppc.conf
Add the following settings to the configuration file:
ScriptAlias /backuppc /usr/share/backuppc/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin
Alias /backuppc /var/lib/BackupPC
<Directory /usr/share/backuppc/cgi-bin/>
Options +ExecCGI
AuthType Basic
AuthName "BackupPC access"
AuthUserFile /etc/BackupPC/htpasswd
Require valid-user
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
BackupPC configuration is stored in the /etc/BackupPC/ directory. Before we can start using BackupPC, we must first configure it by editing the configuration file with administrative user privileges.
Run the following command to open the configuration file with a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/BackupPC/config.pl
There are several settings in this file that we can modify to match our system setup. However, the most important setting that we need to adjust is the backup directory. By default, BackupPC stores backups in /var/lib/BackupPC, but you can choose your preferred directory.
Find the following line and modify it if you want to specify a different backup directory:
$Conf{TopDir} = '/var/lib/BackupPC';
Save and close the file.
We need to specify a user who can log in to the BackupPC web interface. Run the following command to add the user and set their password:
sudo htpasswd -c /etc/BackupPC/htpasswd backuppcadmin
The command above creates a user named 'backuppcadmin' with the password you set.
After modifying the configuration files and creating a user, we need to restart the services to apply the changes.
Use the following commands to restart the services:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
sudo systemctl restart backuppc
Once you have restarted the services, navigate to the BackupPC web interface by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:
http://<your_server_IP>/backuppc
The login screen for BackupPC should appear, allowing you to log in with the credentials you set in Step 6.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured BackupPC on Fedora Server Latest. You can now use BackupPC to perform backups for your systems.
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