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XML configuration file:

<!--IMPORTANT! you have to install 7zip first, then copy 7z.exe, 7z.dll to tool directory or add PATH to 7z.exe -->
<Config>
  <LogFile>ExpressBackup.log</LogFile> <!-- name of the log file -->
  <LogLevel>1</LogLevel> <!-- 0 - Debug+, 1 - Info+, 2 - Warning+, 3 - Error -->
  <ZipPassword>password_for_zip_file</ZipPassword> <!-- if passed, this password will be used to encrypt zip file -->
  <StopAtError>false</StopAtError> <!-- on error stop tasks processing or continue, use false,true -->
  <Smtp>  <!-- Smtp server configuration, user to send notification mails -->
    <Host>smtp.mailhost.org</Host>
    <Port>25</Port>
    <User>smtp_user</User>  <!-- User and Password elements are not required if Smtp server does not require auth. -->
    <Password>smtp_password</Password>
    <Mail>[email protected]</Mail>  <!-- email address used as from -->
  </Smtp>
  <OnFailureMail>[email protected]</OnFailureMail>  <!-- one or more emails to send notification (; separated) -->
  <Tasks>
    <!-- To create backup use BackupTask, you can have multiple backup tasks, just add another BackupTask element -->
    <BackupTask ID="task name"> <!-- use ID for task description -->
      <SqlServer>sql_server_name</SqlServer>
      <SqlDatabase>sql_database_name</SqlDatabase>
      <SqlUser>sql_user</SqlUser> <!-- if you wish to use MsSql integrated authentication leave this empty -->
      <SqlPassword>sql_password</SqlPassword>
      <SqlBackupType>Full</SqlBackupType> <!-- backup type Full, Differential, TransactionLog -->
      <LocalPath>c:\temp</LocalPath> <!-- local path where backup will be stored -->
      <!-- to use FTP use below Ftp element, remove Ftp element to skip ftp upload -->
      <Ftp Disabled="true"> <!-- to disable use Disabled="true" -->
        <Host>ftp://your.ftp.server</Host>
        <User>ftp_user</User>
        <Password>ftp_password</Password>
        <Path>remote path for example /Backup</Path>
      </Ftp>
      <!-- to use SFTP use below Sftp element (you can't use both Ftp and Sftp) -->
      <Sftp>
        <Host>your ssh server address or ip</Host>
        <User>ssh user</User>
        <Password>ssh password</Password>
        <Path>remote path - use ssh notation /c/temp/files/backup</Path>
        <Port>optional port number, use if different than 22</Port>
      </Sftp>      
    </BackupTask>
    <!-- To execute cleanup use BackupCleanupTask, you can have multiple cleanup tasks, just add another BackupCleanup -->
    <BackupCleanupTask ID="cleaning old backups">
      <CleanupFilePrefix>prefix1;prefix2</CleanupFilePrefix> <!-- one or more file name prefix (; separated). Used to match files to analyze -->
      <CleanupKeepDays>10</CleanupKeepDays> <!-- after how many days delete files -->
      <LocalPath>c:\temp</LocalPath> <!-- local path with backups -->
      <Ftp> <!-- skip Ftp or Sftp if you don't need to clean remote -->
        <Host>ftp://your.ftp.server</Host>
        <User>ftp_user</User>
        <Password>ftp_password</Password>
        <Path>/Backup</Path>        
      </Ftp>
    </BackupCleanupTask>
    <!-- note: if you don't wish to use ftp feature in any task just delete <Ftp*> elements -->
    <IndexRebuildTask ID="indexes rebuild"> <!-- this task will reogranize or rebuild all indexes based on their fragmentation < 10% no action >10% reorganize >40% rebuild -->
      <SqlServer>localhost</SqlServer>
      <SqlDatabase>DB1</SqlDatabase>
      <IndexTryOnline>false</IndexTryOnline> <!-- when true, tool will try to rebuild index online, if not possible tool will try offline. Use false when you know your SQL does not support online -->
      <IndexAllowRebuild>true</IndexAllowRebuild> <!-- if false tool will only reorganize indexes only, even if rebuild would be better  -->
    </IndexRebuildTask>
    <UpdateStatsTask ID="statistics update" Disabled="true"> <!-- use Disabled attribute to disable task -->
      <SqlServer>localhost</SqlServer>
      <SqlDatabase>mydb</SqlDatabase>
      <Percent>40</Percent> <!-- sampling percentage for update -->
      <Recompute>true</Recompute> <!-- enables/disables statistics recomputing -->
    </UpdateStatsTask>
    <!-- to zip entire directory and copy it to ftp -->
    <BackupDirectoryTask ID="backup directory">
      <LocalPath>c:\Repositories</LocalPath> <!-- directory to backup -->
      <BackupPath>c:\Backup</BackupPath>  <!-- local directory to store 7z file -->
      <BackupPrefix>prefix1</BackupPrefix> <!-- file prefix -->
      <Ftp>
        <Host>ftp://your.ftp.server</Host>
        <User>ftp_user</User>
        <Password>ftp_password</Password>
        <Path>/Backup</Path>
      </Ftp>
    </BackupDirectoryTask>
  </Tasks>
</Config>