Backup discourse from the command line

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:bookmark: This guide covers how to back up and restore your Discourse site using command line tools, specifically designed for self-hosted environments.

:person_raising_hand: Required user level: Administrator

:information_source: You can use the below placeholders to automatically fill out the command line prompts in this guide:

Backing up

To create a backup of your Discourse site, follow these steps:

  1. Enter the container:
./launcher enter app
  1. Run the backup:
discourse backup
exit

This will print out the final filename of your backup. Download the backup and container configuration (if needed) to your local machine:

scp =USER=@=HOST=:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/=FILENAME= .
scp =USER=@=HOST=:/var/discourse/containers/app.yml .

Restoring

To restore a Discourse backup, follow these steps:

  1. Install a Discourse site on the server you are restoring to.

If you’re testing this procedure multiple times, you can wipe the data on your test server.

Wipe Discourse data (optional) 
./launcher stop app
./launcher destroy app
rm -r /var/discourse/shared/standalone/
mkdir -p /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/
  1. Upload the backup file:
scp =FILENAME= =USER=@=HOST=:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/
  1. Enter the container and start the restore:
./launcher enter app
discourse enable_restore
discourse restore =FILENAME=

If you happen to forget what the filename was, run the “discourse restore” command by itself to get a list of available backup files.

:information_source: For a two-container setup, use ./launcher enter web_only and replace standalone with web-only in the path to backups.

For additional information about restoring Discourse backups, see Restore a backup from the command line.

Last edited by @SaraDev 2024-08-23T20:50:17Z

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