VPS & Dedicated Hosting: How to Enable Non-Legacy Backups 

• Log in to WHM

◦ Go to https://yourdomain.com/whm or https://yourdomain.com:2087

◦ Enter your root username and password

◦ Click Log In

•  Open Backup User Selection

1. In WHM, use the search bar on the left.
2. Type: Backup
3. Click Backup User Selection.

Here, you can enable or disable backups for each cPanel account on the server.

Actions:

• Set Legacy Backups → Off
• Set Backups → On

If you manage many accounts, use the Select All checkbox to enable or disable backups for all users at once.

• Enable the Non-Legacy Backup System

1. In the WHM search bar again, type: Backup
2. Click Backup Configuration
3. Under Backup Status, select:
   Enable

This turns on WHM’s modern backup engine.

1. Scroll down and click Save Configuration.

Your server is now configured to use the updated backup system.