- Log in to cPanel.
- Look for the Software section, then click on Softaculous Apps Installer.
- Click the Installation box. We will use WordPress as an example.
Alternatively, you can click the All Installations icon in the top-right menu.
- On the next page, a list of your current installation will be displayed.
- Locate the website you wish to backup.
- Click the Backup icon under the Options column.
- You will be redirected to the Backup information page. It will display the number of backups you currently have and the maximum number of backups you can generate. The Backup Directory and Backup Database are also already selected by default.
- Click the Backup Installation button.
- A progress bar will appear.
- Once done, click the Return to Overview link to go back to your current installations.
Your backup is generated in a .tar gz file and can be found in the Backups and Restore section within Softaculous and softaculous_backups directory in the File Manager.