How to install UrBackup on Ubuntu Server Latest

UrBackup is a free and open-source client/server backup system. It allows to backup client servers to the server backup or to the external device. In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install UrBackup on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, we should have the following prerequisites:

  • An Ubuntu Server Latest version installed
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • Access to the server terminal

Step 1: Update the system

First, we should update the Ubuntu server to the latest version. For this, we can run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install UrBackup server

To install the UrBackup server, we need to add the UrBackup repository to our Ubuntu system. For this, we can follow the given command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uroni/urbackup

After adding the repository, we should update the packages list:

sudo apt update

Now, let's install the UrBackup server by running this command:

sudo apt install urbackup-server

This command will install the UrBackup server along with the required dependencies.

Step 3: Configuration of UrBackup server

Let's configure the UrBackup server by editing the configuration file /etc/default/urbackup-server:

sudo nano /etc/default/urbackup-server

Here, we should set these parameters as per our requirement:

  • DAEMON_ARGS: The server address and port on which UrBackup should listen to. The default value is --daemon --config /etc/urbackup/urbackup-server.conf --logfile /var/log/urbackup-server.log --syslog --pidfile /var/run/urbackup-server.pid. We recommend leaving the default values.
  • AUTO_START: To start the UrBackup server automatically on the server boot, set this parameter to true.

After changing the respective values, we should save the file and exit.

Step 4: Starting the UrBackup server

After configuring the UrBackup server, we can start the service by using the following command:

sudo systemctl start urbackup-server

To check whether the server is running or not, we can use this command:

sudo systemctl status urbackup-server

If the server is running, we will see an output similar to this:

urbackup-server.service - LSB: UrBackup Server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/urbackup-server; generated)
Active: active (exited) since ...
...

Step 5: Accessing the UrBackup Web Interface

The UrBackup Web Interface can be accessed by visiting the server hostname or IP address followed by the port number 55414. For example, http://192.168.1.1:55414.

To log in to the UrBackup Web Interface, we should use the default username admin and password urbackup.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure the UrBackup server on Ubuntu Server Latest. With UrBackup, we can easily backup and restore data from client servers to the backup server. We can also schedule automated backups to ensure the data is always protected.