How to create a full server backup excluding some clients/domains on a Plesk server?

Question

How to create a full server backup excluding some clients/domains on a Plesk server?

Answer

The feature of excluding a certain domain from a backup via Plesk UI is yet to be implemented. Vote for this feature on our Product Roadmap page:

• Specify Data for Backups through UI

As a workaround, use the CLI utility plesk bin pleskbackup (plesk bin pleskbackup.exe on Plesk for Windows) to manually create a full server-wide backup (not applicable to scheduled backups).

The following exclude options are available:

• --exclude-reseller=<obj1>,<obj2>,...
  Exclude resellers from backup list. Reseller's logins are read from command line, comma-separated.
  If no resellers provided, resellers are not backed up.
• --exclude-reseller-file=<file>
  Exclude resellers listed in file from backup list. File should contain list of reseller's logins one per line.
• --exclude-client=<obj1>,<obj2>,...
  Exclude clients from backup list. Client's logins are read from command line, comma-separated.
  If no clients provided, clients are not backed up.
• --exclude-client-file=<file>
  Excludes clients listed in file from backup list. File should contain list of client's logins one per line.
• --exclude-domain=<obj1>,<obj2>,...
  Exclude domains from backup list. Domain's names are read from command line, comma-separated.
  If no domains provided, domains are not backed up.
• --exclude-domain-file=<file>
  Exclude domains listed in file from backup list. File should contain list of domain's names one per line.

Examples:

Additional information

• Advanced Administration Guide, Plesk for Linux - Specifying Data for Backing Up
• Advanced Administration Guide, Plesk for Microsoft Windows - Specifying Data for Backing Up