Bacula: Set up backup source (client computer or server)

In order to back up a computer with Bacula, you simply need to install the Bacula File Daemon.

Installation commands:

CentOS / RHEL / Scientific Linux:

yum install bacula-client

Ubuntu / Debian

apt-get install bacula-client

Set the options in the configuration file

Edit /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf in your favorite editor. Find the password line and replace it with the password you are using in your installation:

Director {
 Name = bacula-dir
 Password = "YourPassword"
}

If you are wanting to use encryption as specified in this post, you should also add the paths to the certificate and key for the server and client and the start of authority:

Director {
 Name = bacula-dir
 Password = "YourPassword"
 TLS Certificate = /etc/bacula/certs/server1.example.com.crt 
 TLS CA Certificate File = /etc/bacula/certs/cacert.pem
 TLS Enable = yes
 TLS Require = yes
 }
 FileDaemon { # this is me
 Name = client1-fd
 FDport = 9102
 WorkingDirectory = /var/spool/bacula
 Pid Directory = /var/run
 Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
 TLS Certificate = /etc/bacula/certs/client1.example.com.crt
 TLS Key = /etc/bacula/certs/client1.example.com-daemon.key
 TLS CA Certificate File = /etc/bacula/certs/cacert.pem 
 TLS Enable = yes 
 TLS Require = yes
 }

Set the bacula-fd service to automatically start
CentOS / RHEL / Scientific Linux 6:

chkconfig bacula-fd on

CentOS / RHEL / Scientific Linux 7:

systemctl enable bacula-fd

Ubuntu / Debian:

chkconfig bacula-fd on