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backup-mcp

Model Context Protocol server for database dumps, file backups, and Akeeba Backup integration on Joomla sites.

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Type	MCP Server
Language	Node.js
Tools	11 tools (6 SSH-based + 5 Akeeba API)
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Platform	Gitea (primary)

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Overview

backup-mcp provides two backup strategies through a single MCP server:

Strategy	Method	Tools
SSH Backups	MySQL/PostgreSQL dumps and tar archives via SSH	backup_database, backup_files, backup_list, backup_prune, backup_status, backup_list_targets
Akeeba Backups	Joomla Web Services API (/api/index.php/v1/akeebabackup/*)	akeeba_backup, akeeba_list, akeeba_download, akeeba_delete, akeeba_profiles

Each client repo has its own .backup-mcp.json scoped via the BACKUP_MCP_CONFIG env var in .mcp.json.

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Wiki Pages

Reference

• Tools Reference -- all 11 tools with descriptions
• Akeeba Integration -- Akeeba Backup Pro setup, requirements, per-client workspace config

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Related Wikis

Repo	Purpose
ssh-mcp	SSH server management (used for SSH-based backups)
joomla-api-mcp	Joomla Web Services API MCP
deploy-mcp	Git-based deployment MCP

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Repo: backup-mcp · MokoStandards

Revision	Date	Author	Description
1.0	2026-05-09	Moko Consulting	Initial version