These are some simple instructions on how to backup and restore your Discourse site from the command line.
Backing up
Enter the container:
./launcher enter app
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
First, 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/
Upload the backup file:
scp =FILENAME= =USER=@=HOST=:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/
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.
If you’re using a two-container setup, you’ll ./launcher enter web_only
and replace standalone
with web-only
in the path to where the backups belong.