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.
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.
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.