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Backups and Restore

This guide covers backup strategy, schedules, retention, and restores.

Backup types

• Admin backups: system-wide backups managed by administrators.
• User backups: per-account backups for self-service restore.

Recommended strategy

• Keep at least one offsite destination.
• Use multiple retention windows (daily/weekly/monthly).
• Test restores regularly on a staging account.

Configure schedules (admin)

1. Open Admin → Backups.
2. Add destinations (local and/or remote).
3. Create schedules and set retention.
4. Validate the first run completes successfully.

User backups

Users can trigger and manage their own backups under User → Backups.

Restore workflow

1. Choose a backup snapshot.
2. Select a restore scope (full account, database, or files).
3. Confirm the target account and overwrite options.
4. Review the restore logs and verify services.

CLI examples

Create a backup for a user:

jabali backup create <user>

Restore a backup to a user:

jabali backup restore <path> --user=<user>

Troubleshooting

• If restores fail, check jabali-agent and jabali-queue status.
• Review logs in /var/www/jabali/storage/logs and systemd logs.