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title: How to Configure an FTP Backup in Plesk
description: "**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.   **2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** >> Choose **Backup & Restore**. ![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)   **3.** Click on **Remote Storage Settings**. ![click-remote-storage-settings.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/click-remote-storage-settings.gif)   **4**. Click on **FTP(S)**. ![remote-storage-ftp-click-to-config.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/remote-storage-ftp-click-to-config.gif)   **5. Fill in the following details:** **- **Make sure that **Use FTP(S)…"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/configure-an-ftp-backup-in-plesk/"
updated: "2026-09-07"
category: Web Hosting / Plesk
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# How to Configure an FTP Backup in Plesk

**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.

 

**2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** >> Choose **Backup & Restore**.

![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)

 

**3.** Click on **Remote Storage Settings**.

![click-remote-storage-settings.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/click-remote-storage-settings.gif)

 

**4**. Click on **FTP(S)**.

![remote-storage-ftp-click-to-config.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/remote-storage-ftp-click-to-config.gif)

 

**5. Fill in the following details:**

**- **Make sure that **Use FTP(S) storage** is marked as enabled.

- **FTP server hostname or IP:** Enter your FTP domain name or IP address.

- **Directory for backup files storage:** Enter the path where your backup file will be stored, such as /backup.

- **FTP Username:** Enter your FTP username.

- **FTP Password:** Enter your FTP Password.

**- Use passive mode: **We recommend that you either enable it or leave it as it is.

- **Use FTPS:** You can checkmark it if your FTP server supports a TLS/Encryption.

![final-ftp-config-plesk-client.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/final-ftp-config-plesk-client.gif)

 

**6.** Click **Apply**.

 

If it displays a success message, it means you have successfully configured an FTP(S) backup in your Plesk. You can now take a backup to the remote backup server.