How to Restore from a Backup - Plesk

Restoring from a Backup

To restore a backup:

1. Log into your Plesk Control Panel.
2. Click Website & Domains in the sidebar.
3. Click Backup Manager located on the upper right corner.
4. Click the backup you want to restore under Creation date.
5. Provide the following:
   • What do you want to restore? This setting lets you choose if you want to restore a portion of the backup(Selected objects) or the whole backup(Entire system)
   • Type of object to restore: This dropdown menu let's you choose what portion of the backup you are wanting to restore(Mail Account, Database, Sites, DNS zone, or Files of domains)
   • Restore: This setting lets you choose if you want to if you want to restore a specific configuration and content or just the configuration(e.g. restore your email address and emails{configuration and content} or restore the email address without the emails{configuration})
   • Suspend domains until the restoration is completed: This setting will redirect visitors to a custom 503 error page until the restore is completed
   • When the restoration is completed...: This setting sends an email to a specified email address once the restore is complete
6. Click Restore.

Restore from an Uploaded Backup

To restore an uploaded backup:

1. Log into your Plesk Control Panel.
2. Click Website & Domains in the sidebar.
3. Click Backup Manager located on the upper right corner.
4. Click Upload.
5. Provide the following:
   • Click Choose file to select the backup from your local computer
   • Use Password protection:  Select this checkbox and enter the password if a password was generated for your back up file
6. Click OK.
7. Once the file has been uploaded, click the backup you want to restore under Creation date in the Backup Manager.
8. Provide the following:
   • What do you want to restore? This setting lets you choose if you want to restore a portion of the backup(Selected objects) or the whole backup(Entire system)
   • Type of object to restore: This dropdown menu let's you choose what portion of the backup you are wanting to restore(Mail Account, Database, Sites, DNS zone, or Files of domains)
   • Restore: This setting lets you choose if you want to if you want to restore a specific configuration and content or just the configuration(e.g. restore your email address and emails{configuration and content} or restore the email address without the emails{configuration})
   • Suspend domains until the restoration is completed: This setting will redirect visitors to a custom 503 error page until the restore is completed
   • When the restoration is completed...: Sends an email to a specified email address once the restore is complete
9. Click Restore.