Configuration backup and restore
Back up FileAgent's configuration — jobs, credentials, users, and settings — and restore it onto a repaired or replacement host. Included on every plan.
Last updated September 17, 2026
#What it backs up
Settings → Backups backs up FileAgent's configuration: your jobs, credentials, users, and settings. It does not back up the files your jobs move — that's the job of your storage systems and your own backup tooling.
Backups are encrypted with your recovery passphrase. Destinations can be a local folder, an SMB share, or an SFTP server; an SFTP destination uses the SFTP connector, available on Pro, Business, and Enterprise. If a plan change removes SFTP, the saved destination is kept and backups pause until you choose a Local or SMB destination; existing backups can still be restored.
#Creating and scheduling backups
- Open Settings → Backups.
- Run a backup on demand, or schedule regular backups.
- Store backups where only administrators can read them — they contain sensitive configuration.
#Restoring
You can restore a backup onto a repaired or replacement host from the first-run setup screen (see First login & setup) — this is how you rebuild FileAgent on new hardware and bring back your jobs, credentials, users, and settings.
A restore never changes the installation's license: the plan activated on the host stays in effect. If the restored configuration has more enabled jobs, users, or credentials than that plan allows, FileAgent keeps everything, warns you, and runs only what fits until you disable items or upgrade.
#Keep backups safe
For host-level backup and recovery guidance, see Backup & recovery.