Configuring automatic configuration file backup

This recipe describes how to configure pfSense to automatically back up its configuration file.

Getting ready

Users with a pfSense support subscription can configure automated backup to external pfSense servers using their portal.pfsense.org login credentials. Currently, only paid support subscribers have access to this feature.

How to do it...

  1. Browse to Diagnostics | AutoConfigBackup.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. Enter our Subscription Username.
  4. Enter our Subscription Password.
  5. Confirm Subscription Password.
  6. Enter our Encryption Password.
  7. Confirm Encryption Password.
    How to do it...
  8. Save the changes.

How it works...

Automated backups ...

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