Jetpack Security Suite for Bluehost Cloud: Backup & Malware

Bluehost Cloud offers the Jetpack Security Suite as part of the package for all WordPress sites at no additional cost. This suite includes several powerful tools to keep your website secure, backed up, and spam-free. The features available to Bluehost Cloud customers include:

• VaultPress Backup (10GB): Real-time backups with one-click restore functionality.
• Jetpack Scan (Jetpack Protect): Website firewall (WAF) and automated malware scanning, including one-click fixes for identified threats.
• Akismet Anti-spam: Protection against comment and form spam.

• Setting Up Jetpack Security Suite
• VaultPress Backup: Real-Time Website Backups
• Setting Up VaultPress Backup
  • Via Bluehost Account Manager
  • Via the WordPress Dashboard
• Managing VaultPress Backups
  • View and Manage Backups
• Restoring Backups
  • Via the WordPress Dashboard
  • Via WordPress.com
• Summary

Setting Up Jetpack Security Suite

Jetpack Security is automatically provisioned for your Bluehost Cloud website as soon as soon as it's installed. Sign in or set up a WordPress.com account to use the Jetpack plugins. Once connected, you can access all of the Jetpack Security features.

VaultPress Backup: Real-Time Website Backups

VaultPress provides a seamless backup solution for your website. It ensures that your website's data is regularly backed up in real time, meaning any changes made—activating a plugin, installing a theme, editing a post, or deleting a plugin—will trigger a backup.

Key Features of VaultPress Backup:

• Automatic Real-Time Backups: Your website is backed up immediately after any change.
• Manual Backups: You can initiate a backup anytime to capture a particular moment.
• One-Click Restore: You can restore your website to a specific backup point with a single click.
• Remote Access: VaultPress backups can be accessed and restored directly from your WordPress.com account.

Setting Up VaultPress Backup

Before VaultPress can automatically back up your website, you must connect your site to a WordPress.com account via Jetpack. Without this connection, VaultPress backups will not be activated.

Via Bluehost Account Manager

1. Login to your Bluehost Account Manager.
2. In your Account Manager, Click Websites on the left menu.
   
3. Click on Settings for the websites you want to back up. If you have multiple websites, locate the one you wish to manage before clicking Settings.
   
4. Go to the Backups section; if VaultPress is not connected, you will see a Finish Connecting button.
5. Click the Finish Connecting button to sign in to your WordPress.com account.
   
6. To connect your site to your WordPress.com account, click the Approve button.
   
7. Once connected, backups will be activated and visible in your Bluehost Account Manager.
   

Via the WordPress Dashboard

1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Go to the Jetpack tab and select My Jetpack.
   
3. Scroll to the Connection section at the bottom of the page.
   
4. Sign in with your WordPress.com account.
5. Once the connection is successful, your Jetpack Security plan will be displayed under the My Jetpack submenu.
   

Managing VaultPress Backups

Back-ups will be taken automatically once VaultPress is connected to your WordPress.com account. However, for the most up-to-date information, it is recommended that you manage your backups directly from your WordPress Dashboard.

View and Manage Backups

1. From the WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Jetpack and select VaultPress Backups.
   
2. Here, you will see:
   
   • Your Latest Backup: View the most recent backup of your site.
   • Back Up Now: Initiate a manual backup at any time.
   • Manage Your Backups in Jetpack Cloud: View your backups stored in Jetpack Cloud.

Restoring Backups

Restoring your website from a backup is a simple process with VaultPress.

Via the WordPress Dashboard

1. In your WordPress Dashboard, go to Jetpack and select VaultPress Backups.
   
2. Click the See your backups in the cloud button.
   
3. A new tab will open, showing the backups stored in your WordPress.com account.
4. Choose a backup date from the available backups.
5. Click the Restore to this point button to restore your site to that specific backup point.
   

Via WordPress.com

If your website goes down after making changes, you can restore it remotely using your WordPress.com account.

1. Sign in to your WordPress.com account.
2. Navigate to the VaultPress Backup section.
3. Select the backup you want to restore and click the Restore to this point button.
   

Summary

With the Jetpack Security Suite and VaultPress Backup included in your Bluehost Cloud package, you have everything you need to safeguard, back up, and manage your WordPress site. Setting up a WordPress.com account and linking it to your website will ensure that it is automatically backed up and protected from malware, spam, and other security risks, giving you peace of mind.