{"id":1918,"date":"2020-06-08T11:24:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T03:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=1918"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:51:08","slug":"5-steps-installing-acronis-backup","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/5-steps-installing-acronis-backup","title":{"rendered":"5 Easy Steps to Successfully Installing Acronis Backup Agents on Windows, Linux, and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Installing Acronis Backup Cloud Windows \/ Linux \/ Mac Agents<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acronis.com\/en\/solutions\/cloud-backup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Acronis Backup Cloud<\/a> is web-based applications. To back up your data, you only need to install a Backup Agent on your machine. You can manage and monitor system protection with a web-based console.<\/p>\n<p>Login with the backup account.<\/p>\n<p>1. Having an active Backup Account you can install the software. Click\u00a0<strong>Manage backups<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/staticfiles.acronis.com\/images\/content\/21f31c528bc66fbb3830811fbcde4da9.png\" alt=\"Installing Acronis Backup\" width=\"488\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Depending on the machine and data you want to back up, select and download respective installation file:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run the installation file and select\u00a0<strong>Install agents<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the registration screen appears.<\/li>\n<li>Do one of the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Register now<\/strong>. In the opened browser window, sign in to the backup console, review the registration details, and then click Confirm registration.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Show Registration Info<\/strong>. The setup program shows the registration link and the registration code. You can copy them and perform the registration steps on a different machine. In this case, you will need to enter the registration code in the registration form. The registration code is valid for one hour.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, you can access the registration form by clicking\u00a0<strong>All devices<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>, scrolling down to Registration via code, and then clicking\u00a0<strong>Register<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>As a result, the machine will be assigned to the account that was used to log in to the backup console.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Linux<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To add the Acronis Backup modules to Linux kernel, setup program needs the following Linux packages:<\/li>\n<li>Package for building kernel modules. Package version must match kernel version.<\/li>\n<li>GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) compiler system. GCC version must be the one with which the kernel was compiled.<\/li>\n<li>Make tool.<\/li>\n<li>The following table lists how to install the required packages in various Linux distributions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For ubuntu, please run this # apt-get install rpm prior to the agent installation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/linux-vps-hosting\/\"> Linux<\/a> 32\/64Bit installer to local terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Use SCP\/SFTP tools (login as root), upload to the server directory eg \/root\/installer\/<\/li>\n<li>Chmod 755 the installer filename.bin<\/li>\n<li>.\/filename.bin (to run the file)<\/li>\n<li>As the root user, run the installation file.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the registration screen appears.<\/li>\n<li>Do one of the following:\n<ol>\n<li>Click Register now. In the opened browser window (If your linux is having GUI based), sign in to the backup console, review the registration details, and then click Confirm registration.<\/li>\n<li>Click Show registration info. The setup program shows the registration link and the registration code. You can copy them and perform the registration steps on a different machine. In this case, you will need to enter the registration code in the registration form. The registration code is valid for one hour.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, you can access the registration form by clicking All devices &gt; Add, scrolling down to Registration via code, and then clicking Register.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mac OS X (Prior To 10.14.1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ensure that the Mac is connected to the Internet.<\/li>\n<li>Login to your backup console<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Add icon on the top right corner and click the Workstation \u2013 Mac icon.<\/li>\n<li>This will download the installer with name Backup_Agent_for_MAC_x64.dmg<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the installation file (.dmg).<\/li>\n<li>Wait while the operating system mounts the installation disk image.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click Install.<\/li>\n<li>If prompted, provide administrator credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Click Continue.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the registration screen appears.<\/li>\n<li>Do one of the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Click Register now. In the opened browser window, sign in to the backup console, review the registration details, and then click Confirm registration.<\/li>\n<li>Click Show registration info. The setup program shows the registration link and the registration code. You can copy them and perform the registration steps on a different machine. In this case, you will need to enter the registration code in the registration form. The registration code is valid for one hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, you can access the registration form by clicking All devices &gt; Add, scrolling down to Registration via code, and then clicking Register.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mac OS X (Mojave 10.14.1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps as of prior to 10.14.1 however there is 1 more addition steps that is to grant full disk access<\/li>\n<li>After the installation completed, in order to grant it, go to the \u2018Utilities\u2019 folder in Finder, click \u2018Backup Agent Assistant\u2019, and then follow the instructions from the app.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that Backup agent will appear in the list as a result of this operation. Please see the attached screenshot below the reference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing Acronis Backup Cloud Windows \/ Linux \/ Mac Agents Acronis Backup Cloud is web-based applications. To back up your data, you only need to install a Backup Agent on your machine. You can manage and monitor system protection with a web-based console. Login with the backup account. 1. Having an active Backup Account you can install the software. 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