Restoring a backup with Backuply by Softaculous

Backuply by Softaculous is a backup plugin designed to handle backups, restores, migrations, and site cloning — and there's also a server‑level version for cPanel, Webuzo, DirectAdmin, and Virtualizor environments.

Backuply Server Side (Backuply Server Pro)

  • A server‑side plugin that integrates with Softaculous on hosting control panels like cPanel, DirectAdmin, and Webuzo.

  • Installed by default with new Softaculous installations (if using a premium license); existing installations require manual opt‑in.

  • Enables full or partial backups of all user accounts on the server, supports local and remote backups, compressed and incremental backups, and centralized admin/user configuration. Backuply Server is included free with Softaculous Premium licenses

How to restore a backup with Backuply (Step by Step)

Step 1. Login to your control panel with some of the following URLs: https://server-name.com:2222, https://domain-name.com:2222 and find the Backuply icon named Backuply Incremental Backups.

 

Backuply Incremental Backups

Step 2. Choose what you want to return - Files, Database, Emails, Crons or other.

 

Backuply - Files, Databases and so on

 

Step 3. If you want to return files from your website, go to Home Directory and select the exact date of the archive. Then click on the Change Files Selection.

 

Backuply Files Selection

 

Step 4. Now select the desired directory / folder or file from the list.

 

Return a folder or file with Backuply

 

Note: Return only the desired directory / folder or file / files from public_html not the whole domain folder.  The deeper file or folder from the structure tree you select the better will the process go. For example, we have selected Plugins folder.

 

Return a deeper folder or file with Backuply

 

Step 5. When you have selected the file or folder from the date you want click on Restore Selection.

Step 6. You can do the same with the database -> A - Select a date; B - restore from the date you have selected.

 

Return a database with Backuply

 

Step 7. Now you have return your website files and database. To ensure that everything went fine, go to Logs and see the status of your process.

 

Backuply process logs

 

Now you have returned what you want and everything should be fine. 

Also you can return other elements from Backuply: Email Accounts, Database Users, Cron Jobs, FTP Accounts.

Good luck with your returning process. ;) 


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