Installatron has quite a few options for automating the process of backing up your site. Keeping regular backups is a safeguard against any number of issues that might come up: from automatic updates that happen to be incompatible and break a site, to malware, or even accidental changes. When you install an application on Reclaim Hosting using Installatron it is automatically set to backup anytime there's an update to the software. Keep in mind that Installatron is limited to 2 backups per application, and since these are stored on your hosting account by default, they do count against your storage quota.
One of the useful features of Installatron is that you can choose to store backups in an external location rather than on your hosting account. Storing backups externally is a good option if you're running low on storage or simply want an extra copy in a location you control, such as your Dropbox account.
To configure an offsite location to store your Installatron Backups, you can select the Edit button next to the application whose backups you want to store elsewhere.
You can then navigate to the Settings tab and select the Auto-Backup option in the left-hand menu bar. This will bring you to where you can configure your new backup location.
Then, under the Default Backup Location section, you can select the "Add a new backup location"
From there, you can choose the protocol you'd like to use to store your backups, including FTP, FTP with TLS/SSL, SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, Google Drive, Rackspace Cloud, and Amazon S3.
To demonstrate this I chose Dropbox as my backup location and clicked Save at the bottom of the screen. Upon saving a window prompts me to authenticate to Dropbox so has access to my account.
After authorizing Dropbox to my account new backups will be stored as compressed files in my Dropbox account under a folder called Apps/Installatron
This compressed file stores not only all of the files for that installation but also a complete copy of the database so you can take it with you to another hosting provider as well as restore a copy right from Installatron in the future if the need arises.
Keep in mind that Installatron backups are limited to 2 backups per application regardless of where they are set up to be stored. Any new backup will cycle out the oldest one, and backups older than 1 year are deleted automatically, as long as the backups are still connected to that offsite storage location. If you need more comprehensive backup coverage, Reclaim Hosting also provides off-site JetBackups that can restore your entire cPanel account or individual files. See our guide on restoring JetBackups for more information.