1.Extract the archive contents 2.Navigate to the directory SmartBackup, which contains settings.php 3.Edit settings.php and replace "INSERT PASSWORD HERE" with a strong password that only you know, then save the file. This password will be used to login to the SmartBackup admin panel 4.Upload the SmartBackup directory to your web server 5.Open SmartBackup in your browser: http://[[your-domain]]/SmartBackup/ 6.Enter your password and you will see a yellow box. Copy the last line of text (a command) which is shown in the yellow box 7.Using your hosting's control panel add a cron job that runs every 5 minutes with the copied text. A cron job is a script that you set to run in a specified interval of time. SmartBackup uses this to perform automatic backups. Every hosting provider should offer you a way to add cron jobs. A typical way is through your cpanel (if this is what your hosting provider offers) as is shown below. If you have trouble setting up a cron job you can contact your hosting's customer support and they will do it for you.