To create a configuration backup, assign a backup policy as the System backup policy of syslog-ng Store Box (SSB).

TIP: To create an immediate backup of SSB's configuration to your machine (not to the backup server), select Basic Settings > System > Export configuration. Note that the configuration export contains only the system settings and configuration files (including changelogs). System backups includes additional information like reports and alerts.

To encrypt your configuration backups, see Encrypting configuration backups with GPG.

Prerequisites

You have to configure a backup policy before starting this procedure. For details, see Data and configuration backups.

To create a configuration backup

  1. Navigate to Basic Settings > Management > System backup.

    Figure 1: Basic Settings > Management > System backup — Configure system backup

  2. Select the backup policy you want to use for backing up the configuration of SSB in the System backup policy field.

  3. Click .

  4. Optional: To start the backup process immediately, click Backup now. The Backup now functionality works only after a backup policy has been selected and committed.