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Authored by Jacob Vosmaer
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Explain how to create a backup

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@@ -74,12 +74,22 @@ external_url "http://gitlab.example.com" @@ -74,12 +74,22 @@ external_url "http://gitlab.example.com"
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75 Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for the change to take effect. 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`.
  86 +
77 ### Invoking Rake tasks 87 ### Invoking Rake tasks
78 88
79 To invoke a GitLab Rake task, use `gitlab-rake`. For example: 89 To invoke a GitLab Rake task, use `gitlab-rake`. For example:
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81 ```shell 91 ```shell
82 -sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create 92 +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check
83 ``` 93 ```
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85 Contrary to with a traditional GitLab installation, there is no need to change 95 Contrary to with a traditional GitLab installation, there is no need to change