Getting Started with BeepBackup

Welcome to BeepBackup! This guide will walk you through setting up your first backup in just a few minutes.

What You’ll Need

Before getting started, make sure you have:

• A server you want to back up, with connection access over SSH.
• An S3-compatible storage provider (for example: AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Hetzner Object Storage, Minio etc.)
• Your S3 credentials (access key, secret key, bucket name).
• A GPG key if you want to encrypt your backups (see: How To Create A GPG Key Pair if you don’t have one)

Understanding The Back-up Process

Creating A Backup Configuration

We’ve tried to make it as fast as possible to get you set up. If you want, you can first connect the necessary resources, for example:

• How To Add A Server
• How To Add A Data Store
• How To Import Encryption Keys

In this guide, we’ll do all the necessary steps at once, while going through the flow of setting up a file backup.

Step 3: Configure Your First Backup

1. Click “Create Backup” in your dashboard
2. Select your server from the dropdown
3. Choose what type of backup you want to create:
   • File Backup: Back up directories and files
   • Database Backup: Back up MySQL (PostgreSQL, and Sqlite coming soon)

Step 4: Set Up S3 Storage

1. Enter your S3 credentials:
   • Access Key ID
   • Secret Access Key
   • Bucket Name
   • Region
2. Test the connection to ensure everything is working

Step 5: Configure Encryption (Optional)

For enhanced security, you can enable encryption at rest:

1. Generate or upload your GPG public key
2. BeepBackup will encrypt all backups before sending them to S3
3. Only you will have the private key to decrypt your data

Step 6: Set Retention Policy

Configure how long you want to keep your backups:

• Hourly: Keep backups for a few days
• Daily: Keep daily backups for weeks
• Weekly: Keep weekly backups for months
• Monthly: Keep monthly backups for years

Step 7: Start Your First Backup

1. Review your configuration
2. Click “Start Backup”
3. Monitor the progress in your dashboard

Next Steps

Once your first backup is complete:

• Set up backup monitoring and notifications
• Configure additional backup jobs
• Test your backup restoration process

Need help? Check out our other documentation articles or contact support.