I have read about enabling automatic backups here Is it possible to configure the time of day the backup runs, how many backups are retained ? I would also like to enable the backup with a script with Discourse is installed. Is there a method to do this e.g. via app.yml settings.

I don’t have enough knowledge on this to help you unfortunately. You can list all the available rake tasks with rake -AT.

Hi, MSG160 :slight_smile: [image] MSG160: Is it possible to configure the time of day the backup runs, how many backups are retained ? You can find all the related information in /admin/site_settings/category/backups. [image] [image] MSG160: I would also like to enable the backup with…

Thanks for the info, I missed the time of day field in the admin section. Regarding the scripting, we have a process where we install on-prem Discourse instance via a shell script. This installs Discourse docker and automates some config setting changes before rebuild. Is it possible to setup the ap…

[image] MSG160: . Is it possible to setup the appropriate backup settings in the config The best way is to configure backup storage on S3 and configure S3 with environment variables. Configure an S3 compatible object storage provider for uploads is the best description for how it’s done. If y…

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Canapin (Coin-coin le Canapin) April 18, 2023, 11:31am 2

Hi, MSG160

You can find all the related information in /admin/site_settings/category/backups.

I don’t understand that part, however. Can you explain it a bit more precisely?

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