Create and Set Your Dropbox API Token

Important Dropbox Update 12/04/2022 Dropbox has updated their API so that it’s no longer possible to generate tokens without an expiry time. Due to this extremely unfortunate and disappointing development, it means we can no longer support Dropbox as a remote backup option for the foreseeable future unless they undo this change. Dropbox has repeatedly […]

V2 Backups Part 1. How Backups Work / Configuration / Purging / Exports and Imports

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. ACTIVATING V2 BACKUPS ON SERVERS PROVISIONED BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST To activate backups 2.0 head to your Servers page and click on the name of the server you wish to activate it on. Warning: This will disable Borg […]

Recommended Backup Strategy

Introduction Since day 1 vCanopy has always recommended a three-tier approach to taking website backups. In this article, we’ll discuss exactly what those 3 tiers are, what their purposes are, and why backups are an incredibly important investment to make both for your clients and your own peace of mind as a business owner. Patrick, […]

vCanopy V1 (Legacy) Local Backups

V1 BACKUPS END OF LIFE (EOL) The V1 backups system reached it’s supported end of life on December 17th 2021. This does not mean that your V1 backups will stop working or that you will be forced to upgrade to V2, however, you will now need to fix any issues that occur with the V1 […]

Transitioning from V1 (Legacy) Backups to V2 Backups

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Updating a Server and Sites Directly by SSH and GP-CLI– Update System to V2– Enable/Disable Remote Automated Backups– Set Local/Remote Backups Schedule– Set Local/Remote Prune Schedules– Set Server Daily Backup Prune Time Updating a Server and All Sites Directly via the Application Updating a Server and all Sites via the API– Checking Which Servers Need Updating– Bash Script […]