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Filesystem Backups ​

Filesystem Backups let you create, restore, and delete on-demand archives of a domain's files directly from the client panel. Backups are created by the bolt-agent on the server, without any external backup software.

Filesystem Backups

Overview ​

Opened from the Domains page - this is not a standalone sidebar item. Open /client/domains (Domains → Domains), click Edit next to a domain, and switch to the Filesystem Backups tab.

Each backup is a compressed tar.gz archive of the domain's root folder. The tab shows how many backups exist for the domain and lists them in a table:

ColumnDescription
FilenameArchive name in the form <domain>-<timestamp>.tar.gz (long names are truncated in the table)
SizeArchive size
Created AtDate and time the backup was created
ActionsRestore and Delete

What is included ​

Note: Backups contain only files from your domain's root folder. They do not include databases, email, or server configuration files. To back up a database, use Database Backups.

Backups are stored in the backups folder of your home directory on the server, so they count toward your disk quota. The Disk Usage page reports them under the Backups category.

Create a backup ​

  1. Open Domains → Domains (/client/domains) and click Edit next to the domain.
  2. Switch to the Filesystem Backups tab.
  3. Click Create Backup and confirm.

Create Backup confirmation

The panel waits while the server creates the archive; for large sites this can take a while. When it finishes, a Backup Created notification appears and the new archive shows up in the list.

Download a backup ​

The backup list has no download action. To download an archive, open the File Manager, enter the backups folder in your home directory, select the archive, and use Download.

Restore a backup ​

  1. In the Filesystem Backups tab, click Restore next to the archive and confirm.
  2. The server first saves the current state of the domain folder as a safety archive named <domain>-before-restore-<timestamp>.tar.gz, then replaces the domain folder with the contents of the backup.

The safety archive appears in the backup list afterwards, so you can return to the pre-restore state if needed.

Warning: Restoring replaces the current files of the domain with the contents of the archive. Changes made after the backup was created are removed from the live site (they remain available in the before-restore safety archive).

Delete a backup ​

Click Delete next to the archive and confirm. The archive is removed from the server and the freed space no longer counts toward your quota.

Limits and availability ​

  • Backups are created on demand; there is no scheduling option in the client panel. Ask your administrator about server-side backup schedules or JetBackup.
  • Each hosting account can only see and manage its own backups.
  • The feature is available where the administrator's hosting plan enables the Domains pages.

Filesystem Backups and JetBackup ​

Filesystem and Database Backups are AdminBolt's built-in, per-account backup tools. JetBackup is a separate, optional module with its own interface that adds scheduled, incremental, multi-destination backups. Both can coexist on one server; if JetBackup is installed, clients reach it through the JetBackup launcher.