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name: FileStorage-configure-backup-plesk
title: Configuring File Storage for Classic for backup with Plesk
description: Configure IBM Cloud® File Storage for Classic as an NFS backup target for Plesk on Linux by mounting the volume and redirecting the Plesk dump directory.
last-updated: 2026-08-11
---

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# Configuring File Storage for Classic for backup with Plesk
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Configure IBM Cloud® File Storage for Classic as an NFS backup target for Plesk on Linux by mounting the volume and redirecting the Plesk dump directory.
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For more information, see [(Plesk for Linux) Storing backups and website files on a remote server by using NFS](https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/administrator-guide/backing-up-and-restoration/plesk-for-linux-storing-backups-and-website-files-on-a-remote-server-using-nfs.80016/){: external}.
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1. Connect to the host through SSH.
1. Make sure that a mount point target exists.

   Plesk has two options for storing backups. One is the internal Plesk storage, which is storage on your Plesk server. The other is external FTP storage, which is storage on some external server in the web or your local network. Commonly on Plesk boxes, internal backups are stored in `/var/lib/psa/dumps` and use `/tmp` as a temporary directory. In this example, the temporary directory is kept local, but the `dumps` directory is moved to the File Storage for Classic target (`/backup/psa/dumps`). No FTP user credentials are required.
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1. Configure your File Storage for Classic as described in one of the following topics:
    - [Mounting File Storage for Classic on Red Hat Linux®](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/FileStorage?topic=FileStorage-mountingLinux&format=markdown)
    - [Mounting File Storage for Classic on Ubuntu](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/FileStorage?topic=FileStorage-mountingUbuntu&format=markdown)

1. Mount the volume to `/backup` and configure it in the file system table (`/etc/fstab`) to enable mounting on start.

   By default, NFS downgrades any files that were created with the root permissions to the nobody user. To allow root clients to retain the root permissions on the NFS share, `no_root_squash` needs to be added to `/etc/exports`.
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1. **Optional**. Copy existing backups to the new storage. Use `rsync` for example:
   ```sh
   rsync -avz /var/lib/psa/dumps /backup/psa/dumps
   ```
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   This command compresses and transmits your data, and it preserves as much as possible, except hard links. It also provides information about what files are being transferred plus a brief summary at the end.
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1. Edit `/etc/psa/psa.conf` to point the `DUMP_D` value at the new target: `DUMP_D /backup/psa/dumps`.

1. **Optional**. As dictated by your particular use case and business needs, remove the old storage from the server and cancel it from the account.