Source App

A source app defines a resource that Plakar Control Plane can back up.

Source apps are assigned from the Resources page. Click on a resource to open it, then go to the Apps tab. This tab shows all source and destination already assigned to the resource and allows you to assign new ones. Store apps are not managed from here, see the store app documentation for how to assign a store.

To assign a source app, click Assign app from the Apps tab and select Source. Then provide a name for the app. The name is used to distinguish this app when multiple apps of the same type are configured for the same resource.

Next, select the Environment and Data Class for the source:

• Environment - the environment the resource belongs to, such as production, development, or testing
• Data Class - the type of data stored in the resource, such as critical, database, financial records, or PII. Multiple data classes can be selected if the resource contains more than one type of data.

These values are used by the policies engine to determine which policies apply to this source. See the policies documentation for more details.

Plakar Control Plane then checks the resource class and subclass to find compatible integrations. If only one integration is compatible, it is selected automatically, which is the most common case. If multiple integrations are compatible, you will need to select one manually. Some integrations support multiple protocols. For example, the Scaleway integration supports three protocols, that is scaleway-instance, scaleway-block, and scaleway-secrets and you will need to select the appropriate one after choosing the integration.

Finally, provide the configuration and credentials required for the selected resource. See the resources documentation for the required fields.

Once a source app is created, its details page provides a Dashboard tab with a Test Connection action. Use this to verify that Plakar Control Plane can connect to the source using the provided configuration and credentials.

If the connection test fails, check the app configuration and credentials, then run the test again. Once the store has been initialized, additional actions become available from the dashboard:

• Create Backup - create a backup task from this source

You can view all backup restore points stored on a store from the Restore Points tab. From there, you can view the files contained in each restore point and download individual files without performing a full restore.

Tasks can be created directly from the source app dashboard or from the Operations > Scheduling section. See the scheduling documentation for details on creating and managing tasks and schedules.