Backup dir location

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I see the hestia backup dir is in /backup as opossed to vesta in /home/backup
This creates a problem as my / is only 5gb in size! can i change the location of the backup dir?

thanks

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Ok i tried deleting /backup and creating a sym link to parttion with plenty of space

ln -s /backup /files/backup

I can restore backups except for mail? I get error.

Error: invalid source path /backup/tmp.gDTMQWWbfZ/mail/tacklesale.co.uk/accounts.tar.gz
Error: Canā€™t unpack tacklesale.co.uk mail account container

any ideas?

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See https://docs.hestiacp.com/release_notes/1.1.0.html

Breaking changes:

ā€œ/backupā€ folder cannot be a symlink anymore (security), use bind mount instead

mount --bind /backup /mnt/large-partition

Think this will solve the issue.

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Does this work with lvm?

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Yes, you can

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Thanks i know how mount lvm volume, but as i understand with mount --bind i am not mounting lvm volume as it is already mounted?

cat /etc/fstab
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

/dev/md/0

UUID=414dbaf4-f68b-4e32-a221-cc8f3d10d4bf none swap sw 0 0

/dev/md/1

UUID=1ef742a9-d317-41cc-a4f5-443a83b0851e /boot ext3 defaults 0 0

/dev/md/2 belongs to LVM volume group ā€˜vg0ā€™

/dev/vg0/root / ext4 defaults 0 0
/dev/vg0/tmp /tmp ext4 defaults 0 0
/dev/vg0/var /var ext4 defaults 0 0
/dev/vg0/home /home xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/vg0/files /files xfs defaults 0 0

I want the /backup to be in /files/backup with /files being an already mounted lvm volumn, as i understand mount --bind allows a dir to be mounted on an already mounted partition which seem straight forward if not using lvm, i am just not sure how it works with lvm?

would i be looking at something like

mount --bind /backup /dev/vg0/files/backup

and if so would this remain in place after a reboot?

thanks

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Why not just adjust your lvm settings and mount it as /dev/vg0/backup /backup?

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I could, but i want /files to be not just for backups?

Would be much easier if we could actual just change backup dir as a variable?

thanks

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Ok i tried

mount --bind /backup /files/backup

with these results

/dev/mapper/vg0-files on /files type xfs (rw,relatime,attr2,inode64,noquota)
/dev/mapper/vg0-root on /files/backup type ext4 (rw,relatime)

as you can see it have mounted, but /files/backup is using a different filesystem to /files ?

not sure if this will work?

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that I also canā€™t say, probaly you will need to test it with running v-backup-users (or v-backup-user user).

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unfortunately this has not cured the space issue!

/dev/mapper/vg0-root on /files/backup type ext4 (rw,relatime)

but when i copy large backup file to from /files to /backup (/files/backup) it fails with out of space error?

Though can confirm restoring users mail from backup works.

Back to the drawing board.

thanks

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Ok, needed to restore this large backups mail, i had 45gb spare on my lvm group so created a volume for /backup FS xfs and mounted /backup on this, mail now restored.

Other this /backup dir issue which i think could be done better with an option to allow us to choose its location, well done on improving vestacp which i have been using for a few years.

cheers

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Lol, working my around the CP and looking server>config server I can see option to set backup dir path/dir :roll_eyes:

This just what i was asking for and makes things so much easier :slight_smile:

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i donā€™t think that option works atm.

Using bind mount is as easy as using a symlink no need over-complicate it.

mount --bind /mnt/large-partition/optional-subfolder /backup

fstab:
/mnt/large-partition/optional-subfolder /backup none defaults,bind 0 0

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Have your tried mount --bind on lvm?

Not as straight forward from what i can see!

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The option in server -> backup
It seems to be working in creates a symbolic link to the new folderā€¦
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 4 23:24 test -> /test

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mount --bind is pretty straight forward Iā€™d say.
doesnā€™t matter if the underlying is lvm, md-raid or whatever unless you try to loop the lvm-mounted folder itself.

simply create a folder in the directory you mounted your lvm drive to, and bind mount that to /backup

or if you have space in /home anyway, mkdir /home/backup and bind mount that to /backup.

I am no fan of the issues with plain symlinks not working either. however, the loop should do just fine.

PS: just saw thisā€¦

mount --bind /backup /files/backup

this simply is the wrong order. mount what to where e.g. what device/folder (source, partition, free space) will be attached to which mount-point (destination, name, alias)

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hello!
My backup has suddenly stopped working, it starts but stays at ā€”User dirā€”

and there it stops and does not create the backup. In hestia it shows me how the backup is finished but it is not real nor has it created the backup file in /backup

there is enough space for the backup, I have also tried with the admin user that takes up very little and does not work either

What can I look at?

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Create a new topic. Provide more information

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