Operations
Backups
Keep copies of your Project's data, on a schedule or by hand, and restore any of them in a few clicks.
Turn on automatic backups
- Open your Project and select Database Backup.
- In Backup options, turn on Enable automatic backups.
- Pick a preset or type your own cron expression.
- Set Automatic copies to keep (3 by default). Older copies are removed automatically.
- Save. The Automatic backups card shows the schedule, destination, copies kept, and last run.
| Preset | Cron |
|---|---|
Every hour | 0 * * * * |
Every day at 00:00 | 0 0 * * * |
Every day at 03:00 | 0 3 * * * |
Every Sunday at 00:00 | 0 0 * * 0 |
Every 1st of the month | 0 0 1 * * |
Create a backup now
Under Create a backup, optionally give it a name, such as before-migration, and create it. Always do this before a big change, an import, or a restore.
Restore a backup
- Create a fresh backup first, in case you need today's data later.
- Find the copy in Stored backups.
- Select Restore backup and confirm.
- Wait until the Project is healthy again.
- Check that sign-in, reads, writes, and files work in your app.
A restore replaces the Project's current data with the backup. Anything written after that backup was made is lost.
Download and upload
Download any stored backup to keep your own off-site copy. You can also upload an existing backup archive to restore from it.
Good practice
- Run automatic backups at least daily for production Projects.
- Keep a downloaded copy somewhere outside RustaBase.
- Practice a restore on a test Project before you ever need one for real.
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