Please make sure to edit /etc/BackupPC/config.pl to suit your needs. Add backuppc to your default startup scripts: # rc-update add backuppc default Then start the services, and navigate using your webbrowser to: http://localhost/backuppc The default username and password are both backuppc, edit /etc/BackupPC/authUser to change these to your preferred values using the htpasswd2 utility, such as: # htpasswd2 -c /etc/BackupPC/authUser backuppc It will prompt you for a new user. man htpasswd2 for more options.