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Can I copy Alfresco for Restoring?

djpme — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:00:52 GMT

I want to know if I can copy Alfresco for later restoration. If so, how?..I essentially want to take a snapshot of a safe install so that I have something to revert back to when future tests on my part fail?when I say copy, I don't mean copying just it's data or it content files. I mean copy the w

Re: Can I copy Alfresco for Restoring?

mrogers — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:50:56 GMT

It's fairly easy to copy and restore an alfresco instance. A simple file copy will work.

You should also back up your database and file store.

Re: Can I copy Alfresco for Restoring?

djpme — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:23:21 GMT

It's fairly easy to copy and restore an alfresco instance. A simple file copy will work.

You should also back up your database and file store.

Specifically what directories would I copy? Is everything concerning Alfresco in the default installation directory (/opt/alfresco)? Do I just copy everything in the /opt/alfresco directory and save it as my backup?

Re: Can I copy Alfresco for Restoring?

mrogers — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:53:57 GMT

Yes. copy /opt/alfresco

Re: Can I copy Alfresco for Restoring?

andries — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:07:18 GMT

Or install Alfresco and its database on virtual machines. Use the snapshot functionality of the virtual machines to completely restore snapshots. This is nothing specific to Alfresco, it restores complete systems.