Run Plesk Backup.

For a selective backup, select the objects that you wish to be automatically backed up. For a full backup, proceed to the next step.

In the File menu select the Schedule backup item.

Select the Enable automatic backup checkbox, and specify the time as desired.

If you have selected the objects for backing up, choose the Backup selected domains and client accounts option. To back up all domains and accounts, select the appropriate option.

It is recommended that you use the Suspend domain operations during backing up option, because if some changes are made through the Plesk control panel during the process of backing up, the resulting backup file may be generated incorrectly or the process itself may fail. You are also strongly advised to temporarily stop the control panel web-server engine, so as to prevent the users from changing data through the control panel in the process of executing a backup. To do this, select the Suspend control panel services during backing up checkbox.

Specify the backup file name and path. By default, you will have a single backup file, overwritten upon each backing up. If you wish to have a separate backup file created each time, select the Generate new file name option.

To have the backup utility notify you by e-mail each time backing up is carried out, specify your e-mail address, the return address, and the message subject as desired.

Click Apply.