Recent changes to File Manager Backups

File Manager Backups modified by Dave Brondsema

Dave Brondsema — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:43:00 -0000

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 #Using the file management service for backups
-SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to back up their developer web data and project web data. Backups can be done with the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net
+SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including  project web hosting. We encourage all users to back up their project web data. Backups can be done with the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net


 #Retrieval methods
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 Examples for retrieving backups using each of these protocols are shown below. In these examples, replace U with the first letter of your SourceForge.net username, US with the first two letters of your username, USER with your entire username. Similarly, replace PROJECT with the whole UNIX group name of your project.

 #rsync
-
-To synchronize your SourceForge.net home directory to a local copy:
-
-    rsync -avzPL -e ssh USER@web.sourceforge.net:/home/users/U/US/USER ./sf-net-backup-homedir

 To synchronize your SourceForge.net project directory to a local copy:

@@ -22,6 +18,6 @@

 #SFTP

-Follow the instructions on the Developer web and Project web pages for access using SFTP and substitute put with get.  E.g.:
+Follow the instructions on the Project web pages for access using SFTP and substitute put with get.  E.g.:

     get htdocs/index.html

File Manager Backups modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:32:40 -0000

--- v8
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 #Using the file management service for backups
-SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to back up their developer web data and projects. Backups can be done with the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net
+SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to back up their developer web data and project web data. Backups can be done with the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net

-You may also back up project database data in this manner, by first using the interactive shell service to produce a MySQL dump.
-
-If you make MySQL dump files or tarballs of your data for backup, please remember to remove these temporary backup files from our servers once they have been retrieved.

 #Retrieval methods
 Our file management service supports rsync, SFTP, SCP for downloads. FTP is not supported. rsync is the preferred method for retrieving backups since it allows the resume of partial transfers.

File Manager Backups modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:51:16 -0000

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-[[include ref=in-progress]]
-
 #Using the file management service for backups
 SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to back up their developer web data and projects. Backups can be done with the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net

File Manager Backups modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:50:30 -0000

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+++ v7
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     rsync -avzPL -e ssh USER@web.sourceforge.net:/home/project-web/PROJECT ./sf-net-backup-projectdir

+The first time you connect with rsync you will receive a warning about the authenticity of the host. And it will ask if you want to continue.
+[[img src=rsync-auth.jpg]]
+
 #SFTP

 Follow the instructions on the Developer web and Project web pages for access using SFTP and substitute put with get.  E.g.:

File Manager Backups modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:42:33 -0000

--- v5
+++ v6
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [[include ref=in-progress]]

 #Using the file management service for backups
-SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to backup their developer web data and projects to backup their project web data. Backups of may be made of this data using the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net
+SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to back up their developer web data and projects. Backups can be done with the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net

-Project database data may also be backed-up in this manner, by first using the interactive shell service to produce a MySQL dump.
+You may also back up project database data in this manner, by first using the interactive shell service to produce a MySQL dump.

-If you make MySQL dump files or tarballs of your data for backup purposes, please remember to remove these temporary backup files from our servers once they have been retrieved.
+If you make MySQL dump files or tarballs of your data for backup, please remember to remove these temporary backup files from our servers once they have been retrieved.

 #Retrieval methods
-Our file management service supports rsync, SFTP, SCP for downloads. FTP is not supported. rsync is the preferred method for retrieving backups since it permits resume of partial transfers.
+Our file management service supports rsync, SFTP, SCP for downloads. FTP is not supported. rsync is the preferred method for retrieving backups since it allows the resume of partial transfers.

 Examples for retrieving backups using each of these protocols are shown below. In these examples, replace U with the first letter of your SourceForge.net username, US with the first two letters of your username, USER with your entire username. Similarly, replace PROJECT with the whole UNIX group name of your project.

File Manager Backups modified by Dave Brondsema

Dave Brondsema — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:23:00 -0000

--- v4
+++ v5
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #Retrieval methods
 Our file management service supports rsync, SFTP, SCP for downloads. FTP is not supported. rsync is the preferred method for retrieving backups since it permits resume of partial transfers.

-Examples for retrieving backups using each of these protocols are shown below. In these examples, replace U with the first letter of your SourceForge.net username, US with the first two letters of your username, USER with your entire username. Similarly, P with the first letter of your project UNIX name, PR with the first two letters and PROJECT with the whole UNIX group name of your project.
+Examples for retrieving backups using each of these protocols are shown below. In these examples, replace U with the first letter of your SourceForge.net username, US with the first two letters of your username, USER with your entire username. Similarly, replace PROJECT with the whole UNIX group name of your project.

 #rsync

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@

 To synchronize your SourceForge.net project directory to a local copy:

-    rsync -avzPL -e ssh USER@web.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/P/PR/PROJECT ./sf-net-backup-projectdir
+    rsync -avzPL -e ssh USER@web.sourceforge.net:/home/project-web/PROJECT ./sf-net-backup-projectdir

 #SFTP

File Manager Backups modified by Dave Brondsema

Dave Brondsema — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:00:41 -0000

--- v3
+++ v4
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@

 To synchronize your SourceForge.net project directory to a local copy:

-    rsync -avzPL -e ssh USER,PROJECT@web.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/P/PR/PROJECT ./sf-net-backup-projectdir
+    rsync -avzPL -e ssh USER@web.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/P/PR/PROJECT ./sf-net-backup-projectdir

 #SFTP

-Follow the instructions on the Developer web and Project web pages for access using SFTP and substitute put with get
+Follow the instructions on the Developer web and Project web pages for access using SFTP and substitute put with get.  E.g.:

     get htdocs/index.html

WikiPage File Manager Backups modified by

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:41:00 -0000

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+[[include ref=in-progress]]
+
 #Using the file management service for backups
 SourceForge.net provides a wide array of services, including developer web and project web. We encourage all users to backup their developer web data and projects to backup their project web data. Backups of may be made of this data using the file management service, accessible through web.sourceforge.net