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FAQ

This page contains the answer to the most frequent questions from community users, organized by topics.

General topics​

What is Bacula-Web?​

Bacula-Web's goal is to provide a reporting and monitoring solution for your Bacula backup infrastructure. It provides useful information about Bacula Jobs, Pools, Volumes, clients, etc.

Is Bacula-Web free of charge?​

Yes, I'm glad to say that Bacula-Web source code and documentation are open source and free of charge, forever.

What about the license?​

Unless it's clearly mentioned, Bacula-Web project source code, documentations, logo, website, etc., are released under the terms of Gnu Public License version 2 (GPLv2)

See the LICENSE for all details.

Which web browsers are supported?​

As far as I know, Bacula-Web, there is no known compatibility issue with any recent web browser.

Bacula-Web works without problem using the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, and Brave (used during the development process).

If you would like to share some feedback using a specific one, don't hesitate to share your experience with any other web browser by giving feedback

Make sure that your web browser is not blocking Javascript and allow cookies.

Which version of Bacula can I use?​

You can use Bacula-Web with any version of Bacula Community Edition

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You may face problems while using really old or the latest versions of Bacula. If you face any problem, feel free to submit a bug report, and I'll do my best to help you or make a bug fix.

Which Bacula catalog database engines are supported using Bacula-Web ?​

As of the current version of Bacula-Web (version 9.9.1), Bacula catalogs running on

  • MySQL / MariaDB
  • SQLite
  • PostgreSQL
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Support for SQLite Bacula catalog was removed on version v9.4.0, but as Bacula community edition still support it, So, I decided to continue supporting it in the Bacula-Web project since v9.6.0.

Can I install Bacula-Web on any Os?​

Bacula-Web is currently developed and tested on Ubuntu 24.04 and RockyLinux 9.

It is also known to work without issues on the following operating systems.

  • Debian / Ubuntu (any Debian-based Linux OS)
  • Fedora / Centos / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux / Oracle Linux (any rpm based Linux OS)
  • Gentoo
  • Slackware
  • OpenSuse
  • FreeBSD

Support for MS Windows​

I've never tried running Bacula-Web on MS Windows using XAMPP or WampServer, but I don't see anything blocking users from doing it.

In case you need further help, don't hesitate to get back to me by e-mail at hello@bacula-web.org

Is Bacula-Web stable enough to be used in production?​

As described in the About page, I revived the Bacula-Web project at the end of 2010 after a few years without bug fixes and improvements, and a lot of effort has been made to provide a more stable, secure, and useful tool, with the precious help from the community.

Despite the fact that I think there's still a lot to potential improvements, the latest released version is stable and bug free.

There are always something to improve, but, unless there's a known issues or limitation, you can consider latest release stable and safe to be used in your environment.

What can I expect from next releases?​

You can expect Bacula-Web to be ...

  • Easier to install, configure and upgrade
  • Simple and easy to use (you only need a web browser, no heavy GUI to install and configure, or command to run in a terminal)
  • Useful (many features are coming, see the roadmap)

What about Bacula-Web project ?​

You can have a look at the About the project page.

Installation​

What are the requirements to use Bacula-Web on my server?​

A full list of requirements is documented in the documentation section.

Which version of PHP is supported?​

As of Bacula-Web version 9.0.0, the required PHP version is 8.0 or above.

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PHP versions prior to 8.0 are EOL; those versions no longer receive security and bug fixes. Using old versions of PHP may expose your server to security vulnerabilities.

For more details, please have a look at the supported PHP version (PHP.net website)

Where can I download the latest version of Bacula-Web?​

The Bacula-Web source code is available on GitHub

Since version 9.8.0, a pre-built package is available from each releases on GitHub.

Is there any rpm or deb packages available?​

Even I would love to, unfortunately, there's no rpm or deb binary package available (yet).

But my 2026’s objectives is to provides at least some rpm and/or deb packages.

Support​

How can I report an issue or ask for a new feature ?​

Bugs and feature requests are tracked using GitHub issues.

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You can find more information on how to submit a bug report here.

Troubleshooting​

After installing Bacula-Web, I only get a blank page. What could be wrong?​

First, ensure that when running the test page, everything is ok (use the example link below)

http://yourserver/bacula-web/test

Make sure Composer dependencies are correctly installed by running this command from the root of the Bacula-Web installation directory.

$ composer check

The output should not contain any errors/warnings from Composer

Also, make sure you run the Bacula-Web console check tool.

$ sudo -u www-data php bwc check

The output should not contain any error / warning

If the above instructions didn't help, then you can get some help by creating an issue on the GitHub project

Why can't I connect to the remote database server?​

This might be due to

  • Misconfigured Bacula Catalog database connection

    Make sure you've configured the Bacula Catalog database correctly, and the database user has enough permissions (see this page

  • Using a server with SELinux enforced

    For SELinux, you can find more instructions in the SELinux page.

Can I install Bacula-Web on a server with SELinux enforced?​

Yes, you can install Bacula-Web on a server whith SELinux in enforced mode.

You only need to ensure that the bacula-web files and folders must have the correct SELinux context.

You can find more instructions in the SELinux page.

Why can't I connect to the remote db server with SELinux enforced?​

If you have set the permissions and ownership, and properly configured the Bacula Catalog database connection,

The root of the problem can be

  • SELinux in enforced mode
  • Bad files/folderes permissions/ownership
  • Incorrect setup of the web server
  • Missing PHP extensions installed
  • ...