# How to restore data by ssh?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-data-by-ssh/77439
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [8. Januar 2018 um 01:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-data-by-ssh/77439 "2018-01-08T01:38:06Z")
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### Author:  [@xiasummer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xiasummer)
#### Post date: [8. Januar 2018 um 01:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-data-by-ssh/77439/1 "2018-01-08T01:38:06Z")
I know there are two ways to restore the data from webpage view.
- But downloading such file seems to be not a very good idea for poor internet conditions. Because we will get a download link from email, the link can only be clicked once.
I know there is a .tar.gz file in
> /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default
which is just the restoring data.
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I’m wondering how I can restore the whole data in ssh?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [8. Januar 2018 um 02:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-data-by-ssh/77439/2 "2018-01-08T02:15:25Z")
> [@Backup discourse from the command line](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-discourse-from-the-command-line/64364):
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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: Enter the container: ./launcher enter app Run the backup: discourse backup…
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [8. Januar 2018 um 02:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-restore-data-by-ssh/77439/3 "2018-01-08T02:56:16Z")