Thread: Software for providing FTP/RSync backup to clients

I want to provide additional offsite backup solution to my dedicated server customers so i was wondering if there is a software which can help me to manage this.

So i can fix the each users ftp quota and bandwidth.
Also i should be able to give them rsync access as well.

Don't ask me todo this manually as i need to save time. And i have no time for scripting either.. So i need a solution where i can manage this with click and go.

Thank you it is a client side solution. What i am looking for is automating user account creation on the server side.

Do you mean something like a mirroring-system where you clients get their data mirrored to some other location ?

It is just for providing FTP/RSYNC access to users. I am not really interested what method the user is going to use to backup their data. All i want is a software where i can create user accounts on backup server. I don't wanna ssh into server everytime to create a user account and quotas and stuff. So i need a software which will let me create users and quatas and help me control the bandwidth per user as well.

Originally Posted by TDMWeb

Looks like you have no time to help your clients then! Don't mean to sound harsh but I think you've found your answer from the deafening silence here and the reality is that you'll just need to get on with the job

That is harsh thing to say. Whole idea with automating account creation is providing better and faster service to customers. Time i spend for scripting could well spend for serving customers. So before you post, think twice about what you are saying. No need to be childish. If you don't have anything productive to say don't say it at all.

Not really you are drawing that image in order to attack me. Do you know what; i am not going drop myself to your level to take your posts seriously. Come on just entertain me a bit more.

Seems like there is no ready commercial solution out of the box. Scripting seems to be only solution. We will have to write a small script and module for whmcs also. It is just better experience for customer to get their account setup then and there after payment.

You could go with several ways:

1. Mirror your complete server, where all quotas and user permissions will be mirrored
2. Use a central database for your users.
3. Do it the scripting way ;-)

Are you using any kind of control panel ?

Have a look at FreeNAS:
FreeNAS: The Free NAS Server - Home

It may or may not do what you want (I'm not sure it allows quotas, not tried it recently).

Otherwise just use something like Plesk, create new users and allow them FTP and SSH access: that way users can use FTP, SFTP and tunnelled rsync over SSH quite easily (make sure rsync is installed obviously). They even get the benefit of a website to access their files from if they upload to the httpdocs directory (you could set up the skeleton template to include a basic PHP file browser script - there are plenty out there - with appropriate authentication.) But IIRC think Plesk provides a "private" directory that can be used purely for storing files.

But there are plenty of reasons why a bespoke solution would be better if you are going to offer this to lots of clients. I bet that there are consultants on this forum who could build it for you for a price.