Multiple File System Recovery Using Dynamic Web Server

A method, apparatus, and system for performing file system restoration to a plurality of recovery destination virtual machines is disclosed. The operations comprise: receiving file system recovery requests associated with a same recovery source virtual machine from a plurality of recovery destination virtual machines; spawning a helper virtual machine to facilitate the recovery; configuring the helper virtual machine to host a web server; rebuilding a file system of the source virtual machine at the helper virtual machine; generating a web address served by the web server and associated with files of the rebuilt file system; transmitting the web address from the helper virtual machine to each of the plurality of recovery destination virtual machines through a backup server; downloading, at each of the plurality of recovery destination virtual machines, files of the rebuilt file system from the helper virtual machine to complete the recovery; and deleting the helper virtual machine.