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      How do I make a backup?

      Bulk backup

      The complete DISQOVER stack can be backed-up based on the /disqover/ directory. 

      tar -cvpzf disqover-backup.tar.gz /disqover/

      We recommend storing a back-up on a cloud service (e.g. S3) or related. 

      Automatisations that were not configured via the designed DISQOVER scheduling feature  (e.g. cron jobs or related) are not included in the back-up. Please make sure to have any of these schedules documented.

      Component backup

      In addition, the separate components can be backed-up independently from the DISQOVER UI, server back-end or both.

      Component

      Backup

      Change tracking

      Source data

      		 
      /disqover/data/source_data

      Store in an external database or bucket

      SOLR image

      		 
      /disqover/data/solr

      Store in an external database or bucket

      Pipeline

      Export pipeline .yml file via Menu > Data Ingestion Engine > My_Pipeline_Name > export icon

      This does not contain source, intermediate processing or published data.

      Store in svn (bucket, github,…). Can be version tracked.

      Templates, Default settings and User views 

      Export template.txt bulk file via Menu >Template >Export 
      Templates can also be exported one-by-one.

      Export the User Views/Default template settings.txt file via Menu > Admin > User Views/Default Templates > export 
      If no user views are set-up, this will export the Default Template settings only.

      Stored in svn (bucket, github,…).

      Plugins

      		 
      /disqover/data/plugin/

      Store in svn (bucket, github,…). Can be version tracked.

      Configuration

      		 
      /disqover/data/postgress/

      This includes Users, User groups, Customizations, System Settings, Templates, User Views/Default Templates, set-up Event actions and Pipeline (yml file), Pipeline Schedules, RDS subscription configuration and RDS subscription schedules.

      Store in an external database or bucket