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The login page is the first thing you encounter when accessing Akeeba Solo. You need to enter your username and password, then click on the blue Log in button, or press the ENTER or RETURN key on your keyboard.

The Secret Code field is where you can enter your Two Factor Authentication secret code. By default this feature is disabled for newly created user accounts and anything you enter in the Secret Code field will be ignored. If you want to enable two factor authentication on your user account for added security please consult the documentation of the user manager page.

Why do you need to log in?

Backups taken by Akeeba Solo contain a full site snapshot, including its files, its database contents and its configuration files (where your database connection information and other sensitive information is stored). Likewise, Akeeba Solo also stores the connection information to your site's database and other potentially sensitive information in its configuration. Therefore if someone has access to Akeeba Solo they can implicitly access this sensitive information about your site, leading to a security risk. In order to prevent unauthorised and malicious users from doing that, access to Akeeba Solo is protected by a username and password.

Can I use a server-level username/password protection as well?

Yes, you can enable this paranoid-level protection as long as you are an advanced user with experience in server setup. You can find detailed instructions in the protection by .htaccess section of this documentation. If you do not understand these instructions don't worry; Akeeba Solo can be used perfectly well without this optional extra protection layer.

What do I do if I get locked out?

Please read the password reset information page.

What do I do if two factor authentication doesn't work or I've lost my two factor authentication device?

Just enable the debug mode of Akeeba Solo. When it's enabled the two factor authentication feature is disabled and you don't even see the Secret Code field. You can log in by just entering your username and password.

All pages of Akeeba Solo / Akeeba Backup have some common interface elements at the top and the bottom of the page.

At the very top of the page we have the header area. On a desktop browser it looks like this:

On the left-hand side you see the logo and name of the application. Next, if you have a non-stable version you have a label that reads Alpha, Beta or RC depending on the stability level. Alpha versions are the least stable, usually including cutting-edge features that have undergone minimal testing. Beta versions are a little more stable than Alphas, but some minor breakage and rough edges are expected. RC versions are found to be quite stable, but some mostly harmless artifacts (e.g. user interface glitches or missing translation strings) could still be present. Stable versions do not display a stability badge at all. We recommend that you only use RC and stable releases on live sites.

Next up you have the application menu. These are quick links to the most commonly used pages of the application. For full access to all pages of the application please click on the Home menu item which takes you to the main page.

If you are using the Akeeba Solo standalone application, at the right-hand corner you see a small button. That's the log out button. Clicking on it will log you out of Akeeba Solo, terminating your user session. You are advised to always do that whenever you finish working with Akeeba Solo, for optimum security of your sites. It's the same reason why your bank, for example, asks you to do the same.

On mobile browsers and smaller screens the header shrinks a little bit, taking the following form:

The logo, name and information indicators are the same as the full desktop version. The main difference is that instead of the application menu and the logout button you have the familiar "panel open" button at the far right, the one that has the three horizontal lines. Tapping on it reveals a pane below the header containing the menu and log out buttons:

At the bottom of the page you have the footer area with the copyright notice and debug information:

Please note that the last line displaying the page generation time and memory consumption is only visible when you have enabled the debug mode.

This is the first page you see when you log in to Akeeba Solo or open Akeeba Backup and whenever you click on the Home menu item in the header area of the page. From here you can see if everything is in working order and access all of the application's functions and configuration options.

Under the quick links, there is the profile selection box. It serves a double purpose, indicating the active backup profile and letting you switch between available backup profiles. Clicking on the drop down allows you to select a profile. Changing the selection (clicking on the drop down list and selecting a new profile) automatically makes this new profile current and the application notifies you about that. Should this not happen, you can manually click on the Switch Profile button on the right to forcibly make the selected profile current.

On the right hand side of the page, you will find a column with useful information.

There are three areas:

The left navigation panel allows access to the different functions of the component, by clicking on each icon. Each of them is explained in detail later in this documentation.

A button that deserves special mention is the Update button. This button has a dual functionality. Clicking on it takes you to the Live Update page of the application where you can see if there are updates available and install new updates with minimal fuss. At the same time, it informs you at a glance whether an update is available. When it displays the green "Up to date" label you have the latest version installed. If it displays an orange "Update available" label there is a newer version of the application available for installation.

If you are a subscriber to the Professional release, the live update will not work properly unless you also specify your Akeeba Download ID in the System Configuration page. Since the Professional release is provided on a subscription basis, whenever you ask the application to update itself, it has to provide your Download ID to our site to verify that you have a valid subscription before downloading the update installation package. You can find out your Download ID by logging in to www.akeeba.com and clicking on the My Subscriptions item on the top menu.