You can configure a ftp account to store backups. It is better to add a nearest ftp server in same LAN to get more speed.
Field | Description | Value / Sample |
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Pool name | The name of the pool | fooftp |
Hostname | FTP hostname or IP | ftp.foo.com |
Port number | FTP port number | 21 |
User | FTP user name | foo |
Password | FTP user password | foopassword123 |
Path | FTP user folder | /home/foo |
Remote FTP storage pool also support incremental, compressed and uncompressed backups. If you choose incremental backups, then soft-links will be excluded from the backup process. You can’t use ftp pool for disaster storage pool.