How to install BackupPC on Ubuntu Server Latest?

BackupPC is an open source high-performance backup solution designed to backup clients over a network. In this tutorial, we will install BackupPC on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu Server Latest
  • Root or sudo user access
  • Network access to the Ubuntu Server

Installation

  1. Update your repository:
sudo apt-get update
  1. Install Apache, Perl and other required modules:
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev libapache2-mpm-prefork libcompress-zlib-perl libcompress-raw-zlib-perl libcgi-session-perl libcgi-pm-perl libio-pty-perl libmd5-perl libxml-rss-perl libxml-rss-feed-perl
  1. Install BackupPC:
sudo apt-get install backuppc
  1. Edit Apache Virtual Host:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Add the following block to the end of the file

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /usr/share/backuppc/cgi-bin/
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory /usr/share/backuppc/cgi-bin/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>

ScriptAlias /backuppc/cgi-bin/ /usr/share/backuppc/cgi-bin/
Alias /backuppc /var/lib/backuppc/cgi-bin/

<Directory /var/lib/backuppc/cgi-bin>
AllowOverride None
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>

</VirtualHost>
  1. Restart Apache server:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
  1. Configure BackupPC:
sudo nano /etc/backuppc/config.pl

Find the following variables and modify them as per your requirement:

$Conf{ServerName}     = 'localhost'; # Update with your server hostname or IP
$Conf{ServerMesg}     = 'BackupPC Backup Server'; # Update with your server name or message
$Conf{CgiDir}         = '/usr/share/backuppc/cgi-bin'; # Default location of CGI files
$Conf{CgiAdminUsers}  = 'backuppc'; # You can add multiple users separated by ,
$Conf{CgiAdminAuth}   = 'basic'; # Authentication type for CGI
$Conf{CgiURL}         = '/backuppc/cgi-bin'; # URL of CGI
$Conf{BackupPCUser}   = 'backuppc'; # Default username for backupPC
$Conf{MaxBackups}     = 2; # Maximum number of backups to keep
$Conf{MaxUserBackups} = 1; # Maximum number of backups per user to keep
$Conf{FullPeriod}     = 6.97; # Number of day after which full backup will be taken
  1. Restart BackupPC Service:
sudo systemctl restart backuppc

You have successfully installed BackupPC on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you have successfully installed BackupPC on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start using BackupPC for your backups.