Recently I launched Snospace which runs on a Media Temple dedicated server. At first it didn't really cross my mind to make backups. I'm used to managed hosting where they usually take care of this sort of stuff for you. I know it's highly important to backup your important files, but sometimes I forget... like eating vegetables.

I wanted a clear and simple solution that would backup my entire server, or at least the most vital information such as website source files and databases. For me it was really important to get these backups, without any human intervention to either an FTP account or my Amazon S3 account. Obviously in the event that something does go wrong, it should be easy to restore from a backup. Read the rest... »