ISPConfig3: What to backup

[technoid]

What are the directories/files that need to be backed up on an ISPConfig3 installation. The documentation I have found so far has been for ISPConfig2, so the paths are a bit different.

I would like to backup the user's data also such as websites and email.

I don't want to miss a file or directory and then need it later on.

Thank you,
technoid

[till]

You will have to backup at least the following directories:

/var/lib/mysql (this contains all user databases and the ispconfig database)
/var/www (or were your website docroot is)
/var/vmail (email)
/etc (other configuration data and the system users)

ISPConfig itself resides in /usr/local/ispconfig, you might backup that too but the other directories should be sufficient to restore a setup.

[shanz]

Can these folders be configured as NAS with NFS?
how about mysql will it work properly over NFS?

[till]

Originally Posted by shanz

Can these folders be configured as NAS with NFS?
how about mysql will it work properly over NFS?

I dont know. I guess you will have to try it.

[shanz]

Ok I will try this for sure.
can we change the path for mysql from /var to /usr ?

[till]

Originally Posted by shanz

Ok I will try this for sure.
can we change the path for mysql from /var to /usr ?

No, this can not be changed and it dos not make sense to me to change the data directory from mysql to /usr.

[technoid]

Originally Posted by till

You will have to backup at least the following directories:

/var/lib/mysql (this contains all user databases and the ispconfig database)

Do I need to backup this directory if I have dumped the database via a "mysqldump --user=root --password=xxxxxx --lock-all-tables --all-databases > backup.sql"?

Thank you,
technoid

[till]

Originally Posted by technoid

Do I need to backup this directory if I have dumped the database via a "mysqldump --user=root --password=xxxxxx --lock-all-tables --all-databases > backup.sql"?

Thank you,
technoid

No, then you dont have to make a binary backup of the directory.

[technoid]

Do you recommend one way or the other as a better for recoveriing or reinstalling the database?

Thank you,
technoid

[reason8]

Originally Posted by till

No, then you dont have to make a binary backup of the directory.

So there is no need to perform a dump if the directory /var/lib/mysql is backed up via a tarbal archive?