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Managed FTP for Automated Backups

A durable, scriptable FTP target for scheduled backups.

Plenty of systems — databases, appliances, CMS platforms, network gear — know how to push a backup to an FTP server but nothing more modern. Rather than retrofit each one, teams point them at a reliable FTP endpoint and let the durable storage and retention happen behind it.

TrueFTP is that endpoint. Backups stream over FTP with TLS into S3-backed storage with eleven nines of durability, and version history means each night’s backup is retained rather than overwritten. Standard FTP libraries and cron scripts work unchanged.

What you get

  • Drop-in FTP target for any backup tool that speaks FTP
  • S3-backed durability (11 nines) for backup retention
  • Version history keeps successive backups, not just the latest
  • FTP over TLS for encrypted off-site copies
  • Per-system credentials and directories
  • Webhooks to alert on backup arrival or failure

Works with the tools you already have

If a system can upload to FTP, it can back up to TrueFTP. Cron jobs, database dump scripts, and appliance backup settings need only a host and credentials.

Durable, versioned, off-site by default

Backups land in S3-backed storage with version history, so a corrupted or partial run never overwrites a known-good backup, and copies live off your primary infrastructure.

Know your backups ran

Use webhooks or the audit log to confirm each scheduled backup arrived — and to alert when one didn’t.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use cron and standard FTP libraries to back up to TrueFTP?

Yes. TrueFTP is a standard FTP server with TLS, so existing cron jobs, shell scripts, and FTP libraries in any language upload to it without changes.

Are old backups overwritten?

Not silently — version history retains successive uploads, so each backup run is preserved and you can roll back to an earlier copy if needed.

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