{"id":224,"date":"2021-07-23T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-google-drive-as-a-backup-additional-destination\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:25:51","slug":"how-to-configure-google-drive-as-a-backup-additional-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-google-drive-as-a-backup-additional-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Google Drive as a Backup Additional Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This document explains how to set up your Google Drive\u2122 account as an Additional Destination<\/em> in WHM\u2019s Backup Configuration<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Backup >> Backup Configuration<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Prerequisites<\/h2>\n
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  • Create a Google account.<\/li>\n
  • Create a Google Console project.<\/li>\n
  • Enable the Google Drive API from the Google Console.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Create your account credentials<\/h2>\n

    To set up Google Drive account credentials for backups, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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    1. Navigate to the Google API Manager website.<\/li>\n
    2. In the left side navigation bar, click Credentials<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    3. Click Create credentials<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    4. Click Help me choose<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    5. From the Which API are you using?<\/em> menu, select Google Drive API<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    6. From the What data will you be accessing?<\/em> menu, select User Data<\/em>.\n
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      Note:<\/div>\n
      \n The steps beyond this point may vary if you have already signed up or have authorized this API.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    7. In the App Information<\/em> section, enter the information for App Name<\/em> and User Support Email<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    8. In the Developer Information<\/em> section, enter the email address for the developer.\n
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      Note:<\/div>\n
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      The Set up OAuth consent screen<\/em> may appear. Google allows users to complete the form after they set up the OAuth consent screen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

    9. The fields in the Scopes<\/em> section are optional.<\/li>\n
    10. In the OAuth Client ID.<\/em> menu, select Web application<\/em> as the Application Type<\/em> you plan to use.\n
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      Note:<\/div>\n
      \n There may be additional fields to fill out based on the application you have chosen.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    11. In the Authorized URLs field, add an entry for each server performing backups to this location, where HOSTNAME<\/code> represents the hostname of a server:\n
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      https:\/\/HOSTNAME:2087\/googledriveauth\/callback<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    12. Click Create<\/em>. The Credentials<\/em> interface will appear.<\/li>\n
    13. Click the edit icon for the newly-created credentials. A credentials details interface will appear with your client ID and client secret.<\/li>\n
    14. Copy the client ID and client secret and save them to a secure location. Step 7 of the Create a Google Drive transport<\/em> procedure requires these credentials.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n