proxmox-backup/docs/managing-remotes.rst
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Managing Remotes
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:term:`Remote`
--------------
A remote refers to a separate Proxmox Backup Server installation and a user on that
installation, from which you can `sync` datastores to a local datastore with a
`Sync Job`. You can configure remotes in the web interface, under **Configuration
-> Remotes**. Alternatively, you can use the ``remote`` subcommand. The
configuration information for remotes is stored in the file
``/etc/proxmox-backup/remote.cfg``.
.. image:: images/screenshots/pbs-gui-remote-add.png
:align: right
:alt: Add a remote
To add a remote, you need its hostname or ip, a userid and password on the
remote, and its certificate fingerprint. To get the fingerprint, use the
``proxmox-backup-manager cert info`` command on the remote, or navigate to
**Dashboard** in the remote's web interface and select **Show Fingerprint**.
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-manager cert info |grep Fingerprint
Fingerprint (sha256): 64:d3:ff:3a:50:38:53:5a:9b:f7:50:...:ab:fe
Using the information specified above, you can add a remote from the **Remotes**
configuration panel, or by using the command:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-manager remote create pbs2 --host pbs2.mydomain.example --userid sync@pam --password 'SECRET' --fingerprint 64:d3:ff:3a:50:38:53:5a:9b:f7:50:...:ab:fe
Use the ``list``, ``show``, ``update``, ``remove`` subcommands of
``proxmox-backup-manager remote`` to manage your remotes:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-manager remote update pbs2 --host pbs2.example
# proxmox-backup-manager remote list
┌──────┬──────────────┬──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────┐
│ name │ host │ userid │ fingerprint │ comment │
╞══════╪══════════════╪══════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════╪═════════╡
│ pbs2 │ pbs2.example │ sync@pam │64:d3:ff:3a:50:38:53:5a:9b:f7:50:...:ab:fe │ │
└──────┴──────────────┴──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────┘
# proxmox-backup-manager remote remove pbs2
.. _syncjobs:
Sync Jobs
---------
.. image:: images/screenshots/pbs-gui-syncjob-add.png
:align: right
:alt: Add a Sync Job
Sync jobs are configured to pull the contents of a datastore on a **Remote** to
a local datastore. You can manage sync jobs under **Configuration -> Sync Jobs**
in the web interface, or using the ``proxmox-backup-manager sync-job`` command.
The configuration information for sync jobs is stored at
``/etc/proxmox-backup/sync.cfg``. To create a new sync job, click the add button
in the GUI, or use the ``create`` subcommand. After creating a sync job, you can
either start it manually on the GUI or provide it with a schedule (see
:ref:`calendar-events`) to run regularly.
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-manager sync-job create pbs2-local --remote pbs2 --remote-store local --store local --schedule 'Wed 02:30'
# proxmox-backup-manager sync-job update pbs2-local --comment 'offsite'
# proxmox-backup-manager sync-job list
┌────────────┬───────┬────────┬──────────────┬───────────┬─────────┐
│ id │ store │ remote │ remote-store │ schedule │ comment │
╞════════════╪═══════╪════════╪══════════════╪═══════════╪═════════╡
│ pbs2-local │ local │ pbs2 │ local │ Wed 02:30 │ offsite │
└────────────┴───────┴────────┴──────────────┴───────────┴─────────┘
# proxmox-backup-manager sync-job remove pbs2-local