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Backup Utility Commands and Options

Location

%plesk_dir%\bin\pleskbackup<br>where %plesk_dir% is an environment variable for Plesk installation directory. By default, it is "C:\Program Files\Parallels\Plesk".

Usage

pleskbackup <command> [<arguments>] [<options>]

Commands

Command	Argument	Description
`--server`		Backs up all data related to the Plesk installation.
`--resellers-name`	`[<username-1> <username-2> <...> <username-n>]`	Backs up all data for the resellers specified by usernames. Usernames should be separated by spaces and enclosed in quotes. Can be used with the `--from-file` option. In such case, resellers specified in the file are backed up and resellers specified as command arguments are ignored. If no usernames are specified and the `-f` option is not used, all resellers are backed up.
`--resellers-id`	`[<ID1> <ID2> <...> <IDn>]`	Backs up all data for the resellers specified by IDs. IDs should be separated by spaces and enclosed in quotes. Can be used with the `--from-file` option. In such case, resellers specified in the file are backed up and resellers specified as command arguments are ignored. If no IDs are specified and the `-f` option is not used, all resellers are backed up.
`--clients-name`	`[<username-1> <username-2> <...> <username-n>]`	Backs up all data for the customers specified by usernames. Usernames should be separated by spaces and enclosed in quotes. Can be used with the `--from-file` option. In such case, customers specified in the file are backed up and customers specified as command arguments are ignored. If no usernames are specified and the `-f` option is not used, all customer accounts are backed up.
`--clients-id`	`[<ID1> <ID2> <...> <IDn>]`	Backs up all data for the customers specified by IDs. IDs should be separated by spaces and enclosed in quotation marks. Can be used with the `--from-file` option. In such case, customers specified in the file are backed up and customers specified as command arguments are ignored. If no IDs are specified and the `-f` option is not used, all customer accounts are backed up.
`--domains-name`	`[<name-1> <name-2> <...> <name-n>]`	Backs up all data for the subscriptions specified by domain names. Names should be separated by spaces and enclosed in quotation marks. Can be used with the `--from-file` option. In such a case, subscriptions specified in the file are backed up and subscriptions specified as command arguments are ignored. If no names are specified and the `-f` option is not used, all subscriptions are backed up.
`--domains-id`	`[<ID1> <ID2> <...> <IDn>]`	Backs up all data for the subscriptions specified by IDs. IDs should be separated by spaces and enclosed in quotation marks. Can be used with the `--from-file` option. In such case, subscriptions specified in the file are backed up and subscriptions specified as command arguments are ignored. If no IDs are specified and the `-f` option is not used, all subscriptions are backed up.
`--help`		Displays help on the utility usage.

Exclude Options

Option	Description
`--exclude-reseller[=<username1>,<username2>,...]`	Skips resellers with the specified usernames during backup.
`--exclude-reseller-file[=<file>]`	Skips resellers listed in the specified file during backup.
`--exclude-client=[<username1>,<username2>,...]`	Skips customer accounts with the specified usernames during backup.
`--exclude-client-file=<file>`	Skips customer accounts listed in the specified file during backup.
`--exclude-domain[=<name1>,<name2>,...]`	Skips subscriptions with the specified names during backup.
`--exclude-domain-file=<file>`	Skips subscriptions listed in the specified file during backup.
`--exclude-pattern [=<path1>,<path2>,...]`	Skips files and directories with the specified paths during backup.
`--exclude-pattern-file=<file>`	Skips files and directories listed in the specified file during backup.

General Options

Option	Description
`-v\|--verbose`	Shows more information about the backup process.
`-c`\|`--configuration`	Backs up only configurations of Plesk objects, excluding their content.
`-s`\|`--split[=<integer>[K\|M\|G]]`	Splits the backup files into parts of the specified size. The parts are numbered by appending numerical suffixes starting with `.1`. Size is specified in Kbytes, Mbytes or Gbytes. If none is defined, then interpreted as being in bytes. If no argument is specified, the default value of 2 Gbytes is used.
`-z`\|`--no-gzip`	Sets that objects content is archived without compressing.
`--only-mail`	Backs up only mail configuration and content. When used with the `resellers\|clients\|domains-login\|id` commands, backs up configuration of domain-level mail system, and content and configuration of mail accounts. When used with the `server` command, backs up also server-wide mail configuration. Cannot be used together with the `--only-hosting` option.
`--only-hosting`	Backs up only web hosting configuration and website content, including site applications, databases and subdomains. Cannot be used together with the `--only-mail` option.
`--suspend`	Suspends sites during backup operation.
`-f\|` `--from-file=<file>`	Backs up resellers\|customers\|subscriptions listed in the specified file, ignoring those specified in the command line as arguments. The file should be in plain text format and should contain a list of resellers\|customers\|subscriptions, one per line. Used only with the `resellers-name`, `resellers-id`, `clients-name`, `clients-id`, `domains-name`, `domains-id` commands. Depending on the command, resellers\|customers\|subscriptions are listed in the file by either usernames or IDs.
`--skip-logs`	Sets that log files are not saved to backup.
`--prefix=<string>`	Adds specified prefix to the backup file names. Used to customize backup file name which is created with the backup prefix by default.

FTP Options

Option	Description
`--ftp-login=<ftp_username>`	Specifies FTP account username that will be used for uploading backup file to the FTP server.
`--ftp-password=<ftp_password>`	Specifies password that will be used for uploading backup file to the FTP server.
`--ftp-passive-mode`	Specifies that the passive mode for FTP connection should be used.

Output File Option

Option	Description
`--output-file`	Exports backup as a single file to `stdout` and removes backup from Plesk's storage.
`--output-file=<fullpath/filename>`	Exports backup as a single file with the specified name to a local file system and removes backup from Plesk's storage.
`--output-file=<ftp://[<username>[:<password>]@]<server>/<filepath>>`	Exports backup as a single file to the specified FTP server and removes backup from Plesk's storage. The `FTP_PASSWORD` environment variable can be used for setting password. The `--ftp-login` and `--ftp-password` FTP options can be used for setting username and password.