

Next, we’ll create our Windows based keys in Bash by running ssh-keygen and use the defaults until you’re back at the shell prompt: Once you run Git Bash, you should be presented with:

Once installed, you should be able to click on the Git Bash icon and be presented with a Bash command line window.
#Cloudberry backup for windows install#
Prior to configuring Share Key SFTP backup in Cloudberry, install Git Bash onto your Windows workstation. You should now be able to select your new Backup Storage account:įrom here, you should be able to complete the rest of the Backup Wizard steps to create and customize your backup plan! Ensure you have previously created your ‘ backups’ path and that your ‘ backups’ account on the Linux server has full privileges to it: Select ‘ SFTP’ (on the left) and add your SFTP server information. Launch Cloudberry Backup, click files in the upper-left corner, ensure ‘ Local or Cloud Backup’ is selected and press ‘ Next>’: This allows you to create and manage shared key access with your Linux server.

SFTP comes pre-configured with CentOS 7 server.This document provides steps on using both methods to access an SFTP server with Cloudberry Backup. You can configure Cloudberry’s SFTP backups with either password based access or with a shared cryptographic key so that regular passwords aren’t used. Backing up your data to a Linux based SFTP server is an inexpensive method that separates network shares (which can be attacked by crypto viruses) from your backups.
