--- title: "How to Create Webmin Backups" description: "Since Webmin is a lesser discussed product, there’s less documentation available on how to secure Webmin servers. The easiest issues to resolve:  SSL configuration (Certbot being one of the..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/cloud-server/webmin-backups/ date: 2021-02-16 modified: 2021-02-16 author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor" categories: ["Cloud Server Hosting"] type: post lang: en --- # How to Create Webmin Backups Since [**Webmin**](https://webmin.com/) is a lesser discussed product, there’s less documentation available on how to [secure Webmin servers](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/cloud-server/secure-cloud-server-hosting/). The easiest issues to resolve:  - [SSL configuration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/cloud-server/ssl-errors-and-https-in-webmin/) ([Certbot](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/ssl/lets-encrypt-ssl-ubuntu-with-certbot/) being one of the easiest options) - Automated [Antivirus (AV) scanning](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/security/clamav-or-imunifyav/) - Webmin Backups Once you [log into the Webmin dashboard](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/cloud-server/webmin-user-login-passwords/), there are multiple options to backup data on a Webmin server. We’ll cover how to do the following below:  - [Backup Webmin Filesystem](#file) - [Backup Webmin Configuration Files](#config) - [Schedule Webmin Configuration Backups](#config-schedule) - [Restore Webmin Configuration Files](#config-restore) - [Integrate Bacula for Webmin Backups](#bacula) If you don’t need cPanel, don’t pay for it. Only pay for what you need with our scalable [Cloud VPS Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/cloud-vps). ![check mark](https://design.inmotionhosting.com/assets/icons/standard/check-blue.svg)CentOS, Debian, or Ubuntu ![check mark](https://design.inmotionhosting.com/assets/icons/standard/check-blue.svg)No Bloatware ![check mark](https://design.inmotionhosting.com/assets/icons/standard/check-blue.svg)SSH and Root Access ## Backup Webmin Filesystem Webmin offers the ability to schedule full server backups in `[tar](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/tar-command-basic-archiving/)` format. The settings option in the upper-left corner allows you to run backups in the foreground / background, send backup notifications, and more. 1. On the left, under *System*, select **Filesystem Backup**. 2. Select the file icon to the right of the text box. 3. Select a file path to backup. 4. Select **Add a new backup of directory:** to continue. 5. On the next page, add additional directories to backup. 6. Specify the directory (or remote system) and filename for the backup to be created. 7. Select the **Remote backup command** if applicable. Then fill in the **Password for SSH/FTP login**. 8. Select **Backup options** to specify backup label, files to skip, and more. 9. Select **Backup schedule** to set [cron job](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/how-to-run-a-cron-job/) timing, what email account should receive results notifications and in what situations. 10. At bottom, select **Save** or **Save and Backup Now**. You can also restore filesystem backups from here. Webmin backups are listed on the *Filesystem Backup* page. ![Configuring Webmin backups for the filesystem](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/webmin-backup-filesystem-1024x576.png) ## Backup Webmin Configuration Files Webmin has the ability to create, schedule, and restore backups of essential server configuration files in the `tgz` format. The settings option in the upper-left corner allows you to change the backup data time-frames to `[strftime](https://strftime.org/)` or Webmin variable substitution, update the *From* address for email notifications, and more. 1. On the left, under *Webmin*, select **Backup Configuration Files**. 2. Select Webmin modules to backup. You can select multiple modules with the Ctrl key or all modules between two modules with the Shift key. 3. Select a backup destination: *local file, external FTP server, external SSH server, or browser download*. 4. Specify other files to include in the backup: module configuration files, server configuration files, and other files listed in the text box at the bottom of the page. 5. At the bottom, select **Backup Now**. ![Configuring Webmin backups for configuration files](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/webmin-backup-config-files-1024x576.png) ### Schedule Webmin Configuration Backups 1. At the top of the *Backup Configuration Files* page, select **Scheduled backups**. 2. Edit backup options same as for immediate backups covered above.  3. Select **Pre and post backup commands **to add *pre-backup* and *post-backup* commands if needed. Possible usage examples for this option include loading / unloading tapes and creating [checksums](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/security/create-checksum-locally/). 4. Select **Backup schedule** to set the cron job timing, what email account should receive results notifications, and when. 5. At the bottom, select **Create**. You’ll see created Webmin backups listed on the Scheduled backups page showing the backup destination, Webmin modules, and scheduled time. ### Restore Webmin Configuration Files 1. At the top of the *Backup Configuration Files* page, select **Restore now**. 2. Select modules to restore and other files if necessary. 3. Under *Restore from*, specify the backup file for restoration. 4. Choose where to apply configurations and list files that would be affected. 5. At the bottom, select **Restore Now**. ## Integrate Bacula for Webmin Backups The [Bacula Webmin module](https://www.webmin.com/cgi-bin/search_third.cgi?search=bacula&core=1) allows system administrators to integrate Webmin servers with a [Bacula](https://www.bacula.org/) backup and recovery instance. To do so, you must install the Bacula Webmin module from *Webmin > Webmin Configuration > Webmin Modules*. Choose an installation method, then select **Install Module** at the bottom. You may then configure backups with the *Bacula Backup System* from the left-hand menu. Learn more essential server administration tasks from our [Cloud Server Hosting Product Guide](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/cloud-server/).