Data Backup

[Lilly (Lillian Louis)]

Backup discourse from the command line

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, …