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Backup and Restore Options

How to take backup for self-hosted Kendis and how to restore from backup

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Written by Kendis Team
Updated over 7 months ago

It is essential to have regular backups for your self-hosted Kendis instance. 

How to Backup

To take backup, follow these steps.

  • System Dashboard is accessible at <URL-for-your-Kendis>/system

  • Use the default username and password. We recommend changing the default password to the admin section from the change password option.

  • Once at the System Administration section, click on the "Backup" option from the left navigation.

  • Click on the "Backup Now" button at the top right corner. Once you click this button, click the browser refresh button to view the latest changes.

  • You can view the list of previously created backups.

  • It is no longer possible to download the backup from the UI. You must go inside the Kendis Docker container to access the backup file. Instructions are available at the end of this article.

Restore from Backup

Kendis provides options to restore the system from the backup. 

  • To restore, you must access the Kendis Docker Container and run the restore command.

Access Kendis Docker for Backup and Restore

To enter into Kendis Docker, follow these steps

  • Open a command prompt at the server where you have installed Kendis Docker

  • Find your Kendis docker container ID using the command
    > docker ps

  • Enter into the Docker container
    > docker exec -it <container-id> /bin/bash

  • Once inside the Docker container, run the following command to take the backup.
    > /opt/backup.sh

  • To restore, first, navigate to the Kendis backup directory by typing the command.
    > cd /var/lib/kendis-backup
    View the list of the files in this backup directory and choose the latest backup file that you want to restore from
    > /opt/restore6.sh <backupfilename>

Note: If you are using an older version of Kendis prior to 11.x the restore command is the following

  • > /opt/restore.sh <backupfilename>

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