Back in 2020, I created a guide viewtopic.php?t=275 for setting up backups on MyVestaCP. However, with a fresh installation of Debian 12.9, I decided to take a different approach to optimize the process. Instead of using the old method, I now use RCLONE to sync my backup folder with Backblaze, which offers more flexibility and security.
Here's how you can set it up:
- Log into the Admin Panel: Start by logging into your MyVestaCP admin panel.
- Access the Backup Section: In the panel, go to the "Server" section and click on "Configure".
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- Enable Local Backup: In the backup section, enable "Local Backup" by setting it to "Yes". This will allow MyVestaCP to make local backups before syncing them to the cloud.
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- choose how often you want the server to do the backups on cron tab edit the cron for v-backup-users
- Go on your Backblaze panel, create a 1) bucket and 2) create some Application Keys, make sure those keys have access to your bucket...
- SSH into your server as root and install RCLONE:
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curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
- Once installed, you can configure RCLONE by running:
I named it "backup-weekly" because I will be using it as a weekly backup, but you can name it whatever you want.
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rclone config
- Next, modify the v-backup-users script located in /usr/local/vesta/bin/ You can replace the existing script with the following content:
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sudo nano /usr/local/vesta/bin/v-backup-users
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#!/bin/bash
scriptname="v-backup-users"
for pid in $(pidof -x "$scriptname"); do
if [ $pid != $$ ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : $scriptname : Process is already running with PID $pid" | tee -a $log
exit 1
fi
done
source /etc/profile
source $VESTA/func/main.sh
source $VESTA/conf/vesta.conf
ALLOW_MYSQL_REPAIR=1
if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
ALLOW_MYSQL_REPAIR=$1
fi
log=$VESTA/log/backup.log
summary=$VESTA/log/backup_summary.log
month_year=$(date +"%B-%Y" | tr ' ' '-')
remote_base_path="backup-weekly:x078-WEEKLY/Backups/$month_year"
NOTIFY_ADMIN_FULL_BACKUP=$(grep CONTACT $VESTA/data/users/admin/user.conf | cut -f 2 -d \')
if [ -z "$NOTIFY_ADMIN_FULL_BACKUP" ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Admin email not configured. Exiting." | tee -a $log
exit 1
fi
touch $log
mv $log $log-$(date +"%Y-%m-%d--%H:%M:%S")
touch $summary
echo "Backup Summary - $(date)" > $summary
echo "=====================" >> $summary
if [ -d "/backup" ]; then
find /backup -mindepth 1 -delete
echo "[$(date)] : Directory /backup cleaned before starting the backup process." | tee -a $log
else
mkdir -p /backup
echo "[$(date)] : Directory /backup created." | tee -a $log
fi
if [ $ALLOW_MYSQL_REPAIR -eq 1 ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Database repair started." | tee -a $log
nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 mariadb-check --all-databases --check --auto-repair | tee -a $log 2>&1
fi
FINAL_STATUS='SUCCESS'
SUCCESS_USERS=()
FAILED_USERS=()
for user in $(grep '@' /etc/passwd | cut -f1 -d:); do
if [ ! -f "$VESTA/data/users/$user/user.conf" ]; then
continue
fi
check_suspend=$(grep "SUSPENDED='no'" $VESTA/data/users/$user/user.conf)
if [ ! -z "$check_suspend" ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Starting backup for user $user." | tee -a $log
nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 $BIN/v-backup-user $user | tee -a $log 2>&1
STATUS=$?
# Check if backup command failed
if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Error creating backup for user $user (exit code: $STATUS)." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
continue
fi
# Get all files created for this user (including .tar and .log files)
user_backup_files=$(ls /backup 2>/dev/null | grep "^$user\.")
if [ -z "$user_backup_files" ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : No backup files found for user $user." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
continue
fi
# Check if we have valid .tar backup files
user_tar_files=$(echo "$user_backup_files" | grep "\.tar$")
user_log_files=$(echo "$user_backup_files" | grep "\.log$")
if [ -z "$user_tar_files" ] && [ ! -z "$user_log_files" ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Backup failed for user $user - only log files created, no valid backup archive." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
# Clean up log files that shouldn't be uploaded as backups
for log_file in $user_log_files; do
rm -f "/backup/$log_file"
echo "[$(date)] : Removed error log file $log_file for user $user." | tee -a $log
done
continue
fi
# Validate .tar files for integrity and minimum size
valid_tar_files=""
for tar_file in $user_tar_files; do
if [ ! -f "/backup/$tar_file" ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Backup file /backup/$tar_file not found for user $user." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
continue 2
fi
# Check if file size is 0 or very small (less than 1MB might indicate issues)
file_size=$(stat -c%s "/backup/$tar_file" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
if [ "$file_size" -eq 0 ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Backup file $tar_file for user $user is empty (0 bytes)." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
rm -f "/backup/$tar_file"
continue 2
elif [ "$file_size" -lt 1048576 ]; then # Less than 1MB
echo "[$(date)] : Warning: Backup file $tar_file for user $user is very small ($file_size bytes). This might indicate an incomplete backup." | tee -a $log
# Continue but log the warning - small backups might be legitimate for minimal users
fi
# Test tar file integrity
if ! tar -tf "/backup/$tar_file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "[$(date)] : Backup file $tar_file for user $user is corrupted or not a valid tar archive." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
rm -f "/backup/$tar_file"
continue 2
fi
valid_tar_files="$valid_tar_files $tar_file"
done
# If no valid tar files remain after validation
if [ -z "$valid_tar_files" ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : No valid backup files remain for user $user after integrity checks." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
continue
fi
# Upload valid backup files only
user_remote_path="$remote_base_path/$user"
backup_success=true
for backup_file in $valid_tar_files; do
echo "[$(date)] : Uploading $backup_file to $user_remote_path on Backblaze." | tee -a $log
# Check available disk space before upload (basic check)
available_space=$(df /backup | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}')
if [ "$available_space" -lt 1048576 ]; then # Less than 1GB free
echo "[$(date)] : Warning: Low disk space detected ($available_space KB free) during backup of $user." | tee -a $log
fi
rclone copy "/backup/$backup_file" "$user_remote_path/" | tee -a $log 2>&1
upload_status=$?
if [ $upload_status -ne 0 ]; then
echo "[$(date)] : Error uploading $backup_file to Backblaze (exit code: $upload_status)." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
backup_success=false
else
# Verify file was actually uploaded by checking if rclone can see it
echo "[$(date)] : Verifying upload of $backup_file..." | tee -a $log
if rclone lsf "$user_remote_path/$backup_file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
rm -f "/backup/$backup_file"
echo "[$(date)] : $backup_file uploaded successfully and removed locally." | tee -a $log
else
echo "[$(date)] : Upload verification failed for $backup_file - file not found on remote." | tee -a $log
FINAL_STATUS='CONTAINS ERRORS !!!'
backup_success=false
fi
fi
done
# Clean up any remaining log files after successful backup upload
for log_file in $user_log_files; do
rm -f "/backup/$log_file"
echo "[$(date)] : Cleaned up log file $log_file for user $user." | tee -a $log
done
# Determine final status for this user
if [ "$backup_success" = true ]; then
SUCCESS_USERS+=("$user")
else
FAILED_USERS+=("$user")
fi
fi
done
if [ "$FINAL_STATUS" = "SUCCESS" ]; then
find /backup -mindepth 1 -delete
echo "[$(date)] : Process completed successfully. Directory /backup cleaned." | tee -a $log
else
echo "[$(date)] : Errors occurred during the process. Directory /backup was not cleaned." | tee -a $log
fi
echo "Backup Summary" >> $summary
echo "=====================" >> $summary
echo "Overall Status: $FINAL_STATUS" >> $summary
echo "" >> $summary
echo "Successful Backups:" >> $summary
if [ ${#SUCCESS_USERS[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
echo " - None" >> $summary
else
for user in "${SUCCESS_USERS[@]}"; do
echo " - $user" >> $summary
done
fi
echo "" >> $summary
echo "Failed Backups:" >> $summary
if [ ${#FAILED_USERS[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
echo " - None" >> $summary
else
for user in "${FAILED_USERS[@]}"; do
echo " - $user" >> $summary
done
fi
email_subject="Backup Summary Report for $HOSTNAME"
if [ "$FINAL_STATUS" != "SUCCESS" ]; then
email_subject="[ERROR] Backup Summary Report for $HOSTNAME - CONTAINS ERRORS"
else
email_subject="[SUCCESS] Backup Summary Report for $HOSTNAME"
fi
log_attachment="/tmp/backup_log_$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S").log"
cp $log $log_attachment
(
echo "Subject: $email_subject"
echo "MIME-Version: 1.0"
echo "Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"boundary\""
echo
echo "--boundary"
echo "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8"
echo
cat $summary
echo "--boundary"
echo "Content-Type: text/plain; name=$(basename $log_attachment)"
echo "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$(basename $log_attachment)"
echo
cat $log_attachment
echo "--boundary--"
) | /usr/sbin/sendmail "$NOTIFY_ADMIN_FULL_BACKUP"
rm -f $log_attachment
exit- Don't forget to change line 23 with your BUCKET NAME and the name you gave the RCLONE:
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remote_base_path="backup-weekly:BUCKETNAME/Backups/$month_year"