virtualMachineartifactory

Create and restore application backups

Backup

To backup, follow the steps below:

  • Log in to the application as an administrator.

  • Select the Admin tab in the top navigation menu.

  • Select the Services -> Backups menu item.

  • Click the “New” button to configure a new backup set. You can also edit or delete an existing backup set in the list of available backup configurations.

    JFrog Artifactory Open Source backup

  • In the resulting dialog:

    • Define a unique name for the backup set in the “Backup Key” field.
    • Configure how often the backup should run using a cron expression in the “Cron expression” field.
    • Specify a directory for the backup file in the “Backup Directory” field.
    • Specify which repositories should be included or excluded by dragging and dropping repositories between the “Included Repositories” and “Excluded Repositories” lists.
  • Click the “Run Now” button to immediately run the backup, or the “Create” button to save the backup for later execution.

    JFrog Artifactory Open Source backup

Restore

To restore, follow the steps below:

  • Log in to the application as an administrator.

  • Select the Admin tab in the top navigation menu.

  • Select the Import & Export -> System menu item.

  • Browse to the backup file and select it. Click “Import” to restore it.

    JFrog Artifactory Open Source restore

NOTE: The steps above will delete all existing JFrog Artifactory Open Source content and replace it with the content of the backup file.

Last modification December 21, 2022