Confluence 2.8 : Alternative Backup Strategy
This page last changed on Jun 13, 2008 by jlargman.
Confluence's Built-in BackupConfluence provides an automatic nightly XML backup. This is ideal if you do not have database administration familiarity, if you are evaluating, or if you are migrating to a new database. Otherwise, it can be inefficient compared to native backup tools. Choosing a Backup SolutionIf these apply to you:
You may want to consider an alternative backup strategy. As you may have already discovered, the built in backup functionality in Confluence requires a lot of memory to run. In some cases, increasing the total memory allocated your Confluence instance will still not help. In these circumstances we recommend that you:
You can disable daily backups from Administration > Daily Backup Admin. We want to stress that creating these two backups is just as good as having a Confluence backup. You will be able to restore your whole site, including all data, attachments and configuration information intact with these two backups. We have written up a document on how to do this here. |
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