Servers Australia – Acronis Backup Service
Secure, Reliable, Australian-Hosted Backup Protection
Servers Australia’s Acronis Backup Service provides a simple and dependable way to protect your critical business data. Fully hosted on our own Australian-based Acronis Cloud Infrastructure, your backups stay secure, encrypted, and always stored within Australia, ensuring full data sovereignty and peace of mind.
Why Choose Acronis?
✔ 100% Australian Data Storage
All your backups are stored and protected in Sydney data centres (SYD1, SY3, SY4) on Servers Australia’s infrastructure—never offshore.
✔ Protect All Your Core Systems
Back up your entire environment, including:
Physical Servers
Virtual Machines
Workstations
Hosting servers (cPanel, Plesk, managed environments)
✔ Simple, Easy-to-Use Backup Portal
Access your own white-labelled backup console:
https://backup.aci.servercontrol.com.au
Here, you can:
View and manage backups
Install backup agents (Windows, Linux, cPanel, Plesk, Hyper-V)
Restore files, folders, or whole systems
Monitor your overall usage
✔ Fast and Flexible Recovery
Restore what you need—whether it’s one file or an entire server.
If required, Servers Australia can assist with restores under ad-hoc support or PSA.
✔ Built-In Resilience
Your data is automatically protected across multiple data centres with encrypted, geo-replicated storage.
If you cancel your service, your data is securely retained for 30 days before being wiped.
Pricing
Backup Licensing (per workload, per month – ex GST)
Choose the licence type based on each system you want to protect:
Workload Type | Monthly Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|
Physical Server | $29.95 | On-prem or hosted dedicated servers |
Virtual Machine | $9.95 | Cloud servers, VPS workloads |
Workstation | $4.95 | Desktops and laptops |
Hosting Server | $5.99 | cPanel, Plesk, shared/managed hosting |
Storage & Billing
Each customer account includes:
$50/month service fee
First 250 GB of backup storage included
Additional storage is billed in arrears on a graduated scale.
Graduated Storage Billing (ex GST)
Storage Used (GB) | Price per GB | Total at Top of Band |
|---|---|---|
0–250 | Included | $50.00 |
251–500 | $0.15 | $87.35 |
501–1,000 | $0.13 | $152.22 |
1,001–2,000 | $0.11 | $262.11 |
2,001–3,000 | $0.09 | $352.02 |
3,001–4,000 | $0.07 | $421.95 |
4,001–14,000 | $0.05 | $921.90 |
How it works:
You pay only for the storage used within each tier (graduated billing).
Storage usage is updated daily and visible in your portal.
Automated alerts notify you at 50%, 75%, 90%, and 100% of your chosen limit.
Network Traffic Considerations
Dedicated Servers
Backup Port (BAK): Unmetered for Acronis backup traffic
Primary Port (PRI): Regular internet usage only
Colocation
All ports are billable for outbound traffic, including backup traffic
Off-Net Customers
Your internet provider may charge for sending traffic to Servers Australia
Servers Australia does not charge for inbound backup traffic
Compatibility
Acronis supports most modern operating systems:
Linux: CentOS 7+, Ubuntu, Debian, and more
Windows: Windows Server 2016+, Windows 10/11
Hosting platforms: cPanel, Plesk
Not supported: Windows RT (conflict with Malwarebytes)
Summary
Servers Australia’s Acronis Backup Service offers a secure, easy-to-manage backup solution entirely hosted in Australia. It protects all your critical systems, scales with your business, and gives you full control through a simple web portal, backed by the reliability of geo-replicated, encrypted storage across multiple Sydney data centres.