Title: WP Intranet
Last modified: June 25, 2026

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# WP Intranet

 *  Resolved [vilo1968](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vilo1968/)
 * (@vilo1968)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-intranet/)
 * Our WordPress site is intentionally private (intranet). Manual backups work and
   uploads to Google Drive work. WP-Cron is disabled and replaced by a server cron
   that executes `wp-cron.php` every 5 minutes. Scheduled backups never start because
   BackupBliss reports the site is unreachable. Is there a way to disable the BackupBliss
   ping requirement or make scheduled backups rely only on WP-Cron/server cron?
   
   Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Support [MixHa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixha/)
 * (@mixha)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-intranet/#post-18948888)
 * Hello [@vilo1968](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vilo1968/) ,
 * Thank you for reaching out.
 * Scheduled backups primarily rely on WP-Cron. Our ping server is designed to generate
   traffic for sites that do not receive regular visitors, allowing it to trigger
   WP-Cron. Therefore, if your site is private but WP-Cron is still being triggered
   successfully (for example, by your server cron), scheduled backups are expected
   to work without any issues.
 * In your case, since the site is intentionally private and BackupBliss reports
   that it is unreachable, it is possible that the internal loopback cURL requests
   are being blocked, or that there is a domain resolution issue when the plugin
   attempts to initiate the backup process.
 * To help us confirm this, please follow these steps:
 * 1. Go to **Other Options** plugin section,
    2. Change the plugin functionality
   from **Method 3 to Method 2.** 3. Save the settings. 4. Try creating a manual
   backup again.
 * If the backup still fails, this confirms that the issue is one of the causes 
   mentioned above. If it succeeds, please generate a debug code and share it with
   us so we can investigate further.
 * As an alternative, we already have a solution for environments like yours. You
   can configure your server cron to execute the following command to trigger scheduled
   backups directly:
 * `php -f *ABSPATH*/wp-content/plugins/backup-backup/includes/cli-handler.php bmi_backup_cron`
 * Please replace `*ABSPATH*` with the root path of your WordPress installation.
 * This command executes scheduled backups directly.
 * Kind regards
 *  Plugin Support [MixHa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixha/)
 * (@mixha)
 * [3 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-intranet/#post-18953084)
 * Hello [@vilo1968](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vilo1968/) ,
 * We haven’t heard from you since, so I’ll assume that the issue is resolved and
   will close this support thread. If you face any new issues, please feel free 
   to open a new thread.
 * Kind regards

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 * Last reply from: [MixHa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixha/)
 * Last activity: [3 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-intranet/#post-18953084)
 * Status: resolved