📁 Scheduled FTP/SFTP to MinIO backup with preserved folder structure
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Description
Automated FTP/SFTP to MinIO Object Backup with Scheduling
$\mapsto$ Can work with FTP/SFTP Servers like your Wordpress Website !
What this workflow does ?
This workflow performs automated, periodic backups of files from a FTP or SFTP server directory to a MinIO S3 bucket running locally or on a dedicated container/VM/server. It can also work if the MinIO bucket is running on a remote cloud provider’s infrastructure; you just need to change the URL and keys.
Who’s this intended for ?
Storage administrators, cloud architects, or DevOps who need a simple and scalable solution for retrieving data from a remote FTP or SFTP Server.
This can also be practical for Wordpress Devs that need to backup data from a server hosting a Wordpress Website.
In that case, you’ll just need to specify the folder that you want to backup (could be one from wordpress/uploads or even the root one)
How it works
This workflow uses commands to list and download files from a specific directory on a FTP-SFTP Server, then send them to MinIO using their version of the S3 API.
The source directory can be a specific one or the entire server (the root directory)
Requirements
None, just a source folder/directory on a FTP/SFTP Server and a destination bucket on MinIO. You’ll also need to get MinIO running. You’re using Proxmox VE ? Create a MinIO LXC Container : https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=minio
Need a Backup from another Cloud Storage Provider ?
Need automated backup from another Cloud Storage Provider ?
$\mapsto$ Check out our templates, we’ve done it with AWS, Azure, and GCP, and we even have a version for FTP/SFTP servers!
$\odot$ These workflow can be integrated to bigger ones and modified to best suit your needs ! You can, for example, replace the MinIO node to another S3 Bucket from another Cloud Storage Provider (Backblaze, Wasabi, Scaleway, OVH, …)
🔗 Nodes Used
FTP, S3, Schedule Trigger
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File