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Commit c6f8c9dbcca7c467334ad2af06eb3978f2ae0f7d

Authored by Sytse Sijbrandij
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Merge branch 'backup_documentation' into 'master' 

Backup Documentation
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README.md
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... ... @@ -74,12 +74,46 @@ external_url "http://gitlab.example.com"
74 74  
75 75 Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for the change to take effect.
76 76  
  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`. The filename will look like
  86 +`1393513186_gitlab_backup.tar`, where 1393513186 is a timestamp.
  87 +
  88 +### Restoring an application backup
  89 +
  90 +We will assume that you have installed GitLab from an omnibus package and run
  91 +`sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` at least once.
  92 +
  93 +First make sure your backup tar file is in `/var/opt/gitlab/backups`.
  94 +
  95 +```shell
  96 +sudo cp 1393513186_gitlab_backup.tar /var/opt/gitlab/backups/
  97 +```
  98 +
  99 +Next, restore the backup by running the restore command. You need to specify the
  100 +timestamp of the backup you are restoring.
  101 +
  102 +```shell
  103 +# This command will overwrite the contents of your GitLab database!
  104 +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:restore BACKUP=1393513186
  105 +```
  106 +
  107 +If there is a GitLab version mismatch between your backup tar file and the installed
  108 +version of GitLab, the restore command will abort with an error. Install a package for
  109 +the [required version](https://www.gitlab.com/downloads/archives/) and try again.
  110 +
77 111 ### Invoking Rake tasks
78 112  
79 113 To invoke a GitLab Rake task, use `gitlab-rake`. For example:
80 114  
81 115 ```shell
82   -sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create
  116 +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check
83 117 ```
84 118  
85 119 Contrary to with a traditional GitLab installation, there is no need to change
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files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
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... ... @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['ldap_bind_dn'] = "_the_full_dn_of_the_user_yo
87 87 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['ldap_password'] = "_the_password_of_the_bind_user"
88 88 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['ldap_allow_username_or_email_login'] = true
89 89 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['satellites_path'] = "/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/gitlab-satellites"
90   -default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['backup_path'] = "tmp/backups"
  90 +default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['backup_path'] = "/var/opt/gitlab/backups"
91 91 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_shell_path'] = "/opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/"
92 92 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_shell_repos_path'] = "/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories"
93 93 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_shell_hooks_path'] = "/opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/hooks/"
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files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
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... ... @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ gitlab_rails_log_dir = node['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['log_directory']
30 30 gitlab_rails_working_dir,
31 31 gitlab_rails_tmp_dir,
32 32 gitlab_rails_public_uploads_dir,
  33 + node['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['backup_path'],
33 34 gitlab_rails_log_dir
34 35 ].each do |dir_name|
35 36 directory dir_name do
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