# JetBackup 5 Commands: Install, Licence, Update, Tiers, CLI and Uninstall

Source: https://srvscripts.com/guides/jetbackup-5-cli-license-update-uninstall/
Updated: 2026-10-17
Publisher: srvScripts (https://srvscripts.com/)

**Short answer:** the JetBackup 5 CLI is three command-line tools:

In short: the JetBackup 5 CLI is three command-line tools:

- `jetapps` handles the package: `jetapps --install jetbackup5-cpanel release` to install, `-u` to update, `--chtier` to change tier, `--remove` to uninstall.

- `jetbackup5` handles the licence and quick jobs: `jetbackup5 --license` re-fetches the licence, `--pkgacct USER` backs up one account, `--export` saves the settings.

- `jetbackup5api` runs any API function, such as listing jobs, running a job or validating a destination.

Before changing tier, know that JetBackup cannot be downgraded.

We ran these on our cPanel lab server (cPanel & WHM 138.0 build 15, AlmaLinux 9.8, JetBackup 5.4.1.4 on the RELEASE tier with a trial licence) on 11 October 2026:

- the version, licence refresh and update checks;

- a tier change to rc and back (same version on both, so nothing was upgraded);

- a settings export;

- a one-account backup;

- destination validation and API reads.

We did not run the install, the uninstall or a key-based licence on that server. Those commands are from the JetBackup documentation and cPanel’s support article. For restores, see our [JetBackup 5 restore guide](/guides/jetbackup-5-restore-admin/).

## JetBackup 5 CLI quick reference

| Task | Command | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Version and tier | jetbackup5 -V | e.g. JetBackup - Base 5.4.1.4 | cPanel Panel 5.4.1.4 (Current Tier RELEASE) |
| Package info | jetapps -i jetbackup5-cpanel | Installed version, current tier, available tiers, auto update |
| Installed JetApps packages | jetapps -d | -l also lists available ones |
| Refresh the licence | jetbackup5 --license | Prints License is Active when valid |
| Use a licence key | jetbackup5 --license-key KEY | Not tested; from the docs |
| Back to an IP licence | jetbackup5 --license-key | Without a key; from the built-in help |
| Force IPv4/IPv6 for licensing | jetbackup5 --license-force-ip 4 | 0 auto, 4, 6 |
| Update | jetapps -u jetbackup5-cpanel | Prints Up to date when current |
| Change tier | jetapps --chtier jetbackup5-cpanel rc | No downgrade, see below |
| Auto-update on/off | jetapps --chupdate jetbackup5-cpanel yes | no to turn it off |
| Back up one account | jetbackup5 -v --pkgacct USER | Prints the archive path |
| Restore from that archive | jetbackup5 -v --restorepkg /path/jetbackup-USER.tar.gz | Not tested; overwrites the account |
| Export settings | jetbackup5 --export /root/jb | Jobs, destinations, settings |
| Import settings | jetbackup5 --import /root/jb/FILE.tar.gz | Not tested |
| Hide or show the UI | jetbackup5 --disable-ui user / --enable-ui user | Types: root, reseller, user |
| Uninstall | jetapps --remove jetbackup5-cpanel | Not tested; from the docs |

## Install JetBackup 5 on cPanel

From the JetBackup documentation, run as root:

```
bash