Can I copy Alfresco for Restoring?

[djpme]

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 whole Alfresco instance.

I imagine that this could be a tedious process…

I'm on Alfresco 3Labs | Linux

[mrogers]

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.

[djpme]

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?

[mrogers]

Yes.   copy /opt/alfresco

[andries]

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.