yams.media/content/advanced/backups.md

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Backups	2023-01-17T19:38:39-03:00	false	4	Backup your YAMS configuration.

Your YAMS configuration is located in your YAMS install directory.

Create a Backup

To create a backup, run:

yams backup [destination]

Where the destination is the location where you want the .tar.gz file to be saved. For example:

yams backup ~/backups/

The output will be:

Stopping YAMS services...

Backing up YAMS to /home/roger...
This may take a while depending on the size of your installation.
Please wait... ⌛

Backup completed! 🎉
Starting YAMS services...

Backup completed successfully! 🎉
Backup file: /home/roger/yams-backup-2024-12-23-1734966570.tar.gz

Restore a Backup

Restoring a backup is simple:

1. Extract your backup in the new location and cd into it:

tar -xzvf your-backup.tar.gz /your/new/location
cd /your/new/location

2. Edit the YAMS binary with the new information. You don't have to use vim; you can use your favorite text editor:

vim yams

3. Update your/install/location with your new install location:

set -euo pipefail

dc="docker compose -f your/install/location/docker-compose.yaml -f your/install/location/docker-compose.custom.yaml"  # -> Change this!
install_directory="your/install/location" # -> Change this!

4. Move the yams script to /usr/local/bin/:

sudo cp yams /usr/local/bin/

5. Start YAMS:

yams start

And that's it! YAMS should now be up and running.