Setting Backup Schedules

Create and apply custom backup schedules for your repositories in Cloudback using cron-based options for daily, weekly, or monthly backups.

Cloudback provides built-in schedules for daily backups. However, you may also need to have a custom schedule for your backups, like weekly or monthly backups. In this case, you can set up a custom schedule for your backups. This page will guide you through the process of setting up a custom schedule for your backups and applying it to your repositories.

Creating a Custom Schedule

Follow these steps to create a new custom schedule for your backups:

1. Open the Cloudback dashboard and navigate to the Schedules page using the left menu.

2. Click on the + Add a new schedule button to create a new schedule:

Create a new schedule

1. Enter the schedule name. It will be used to identify the schedule in the list of schedules when you choose a schedule for your repository.

2. All schedules are cron-based schedules. You can set up a schedule to run at a specific time or on specific days of the week or month by selecting the corresponding options in the Hour, Day, and Month tabs. For example, to run a backup every Monday at 0:00 AM, you would select the Day tab and check the Monday checkbox. The corresponding cron expression will be generated automatically based on your selections.

3. Click on the Save button to save the schedule. The schedule will be displayed in the list of schedules.

Save a schedule

You can edit or delete a custom schedule by clicking on the Edit or Delete buttons next to the schedule in the list of schedules. Please note that you cannot delete a schedule that is currently in use by any repository.

Custom Schedule Access

You can configure the accounts who can access each custom schedule. To edit schedule access settings, go to the Schedules page, find the schedule you want to modify, and click on the Edit Access button. In the Edit Schedule Access page, you can manage access permissions for individual accounts:

Edit Schedule Access

Applying a Custom Schedule to a Repository

You can apply a custom schedule to a repository by opening repository details, selecting the custom schedule from the list of schedules, and clicking on the Save button. The repository will start using the custom schedule for its backups.

Set up backup schedule

Also, you can apply a custom schedule to multiple repositories at once using the Bulk Operations.

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• Bulk Operations