Create and restore application backups

Backup

To backup, follow the steps below:

• Log in to the application as an administrator.
• Select the “More Settings -> Database Backup” menu item.
• Click the “Database Backup” checkbox.
• Click “Backup database now”.
• A new backup file with a tar.gz extension will be listed. Download it by clicking on it.

Restore

To restore, follow the steps below:

• Stop the servers.
• Copy your backup file to the directory /opt/bitnami/apps/youtrack/youtrack_home.

• Rename the current database folder and create a new one with the commands below:

  $ sudo mv /opt/bitnami/apps/youtrack/youtrack_home/teamsysdata /opt/bitnami/apps/youtrack/youtrack_home/teamsysdata.back
  $ sudo mkdir /opt/bitnami/apps/youtrack/youtrack_home/teamsysdata
  

• Restore your backup file:

  $ sudo tar -pxzvf /opt/bitnami/apps/youtrack/youtrack_home/YouTrack-6.0-backup-date.tar.gz -C /opt/bitnami/apps/youtrack/youtrack_home/teamsysdata
  

• Start the servers again.