How to download the backup file without SMTP function?

[xu2]

/var/discourse/shared/web_only/backups/default: No such file or directory

[Benjamin_D]

my bad that was for a two containers setup, could you try:
/var/discourse/shared/app/backups/default

edit: nope, standalone instead of app

[xu2]

/var/discourse/shared/app/backups/default: No such file or directory

[Benjamin_D]

Is there something in the /var/discourse/shared directory ?
Could you have enabled S3 uploads and backups ?

[xu2]

no, I just want download my discourse backup and restore it on a new server.
Because the old one doesn’t support mail ports.

[Benjamin_D]

What do you have there: /var/discourse/shared ?

[xu2]

I can visit it with ssh, but I don’t know what’s in there.

[Benjamin_D]

sudo ls /var/discourse/shared

[xu2]

root@C20210920172461:~# sudo ls /var/discourse/shared
standalone
root@C20210920172461:~#

[Benjamin_D]

Ah that was standalone, my bad again, sorry, sudo ls /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default

edit: third times a charm !

[xu2]

root@C20210920172461:~# sudo ls /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default
lowendhost-2021-09-22-033652-v20210915222124.tar.gz lowendhost-2021-09-26-034900-v20210915222124.tar.gz
root@C20210920172461:~#

[Benjamin_D]

Then here you’ll find the appropriate instructions:

@techAPJ

Transfer Backup

SSH into the destination server, or otherwise create the backup folder there:

mkdir -p /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default

Upload your backup file to the destination server.

scp /path/to/backup/backup.tar.gz root@192.168.1.1:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default

Of course, replace the above paths, filenames, and server names with the ones you are using – but you do want the backup file to end up in

[xu2]

Thanks! I will try later!

[xu2]

Can I download the backup file to local directly through SSH?

[Benjamin_D]

Sure, assuming Windows, with a client like WinSCP for instance

[xu2]

scp /path/to/backup/backup.tar.gz

what is this path? local path on my computer or on my server?

root@192.168.1.1:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default
Is this ip address my new server’s ip or the old one?

[xu2]

My computer is macOS.

[Benjamin_D]

@xu2

scp /path/to/backup/backup.tar.gz

what is this path? local path on my computer or on my server?

that is the path on your (soon to be replaced) server so:
/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/lowendhost-2021-09-26-034900-v20210915222124.tar.gz

for you mac, I don’t know, should be a native scp server

@xu2

root@192.168.1.1:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default
Is this ip address my new server’s ip or the old one?

that’s the ip of the new one, the directory has to be made (mkdir) beforehand

[xu2]

Thanks so much!
I have downloaded the backup files through Filezilla, then I restored it to the new site and succeeded!