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Explain how to create a backup

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README.md
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75 75 Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for the change to take effect.
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  77 +### Creating an application backup
  78 +
  79 +To create a backup of your repositories and GitLab metadata, run the following command.
  80 +
  81 +```shell
  82 +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create
  83 +```
  84 +
  85 +This will store a tar file in `/var/opt/gitlab/backups`.
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77 87 ### Invoking Rake tasks
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79 89 To invoke a GitLab Rake task, use `gitlab-rake`. For example:
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81 91 ```shell
82   -sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create
  92 +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check
83 93 ```
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85 95 Contrary to with a traditional GitLab installation, there is no need to change
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