Confluence 3.5 : Manually Backing Up The Site
This page last changed on Mar 01, 2011 by ggaskell.
Confluence is configured to back up its data. A System Administrator can also manually perform this back up from the Administration Console.
Creating the Site BackupTo manually back up your site,
Retrieving the Backup FileConfluence stores the backup as a zipped XML file in the 'backups' directory under the Confluence Home directory on your Confluence server. To find your Confluence Home directory, see the documentation. You will need access to the Confluence server in order to retrieve this file. Enabling the Download of the Backup File via the Administration ConsoleBy default, it is not possible to retrieve the backup file via the Confluence Administration Console. This feature is disabled for security reasons. Administrators can enable this functionality by updating the relevant configuration property as described below. When enabled, you will be prompted to download the backup file when the backup process finished. However, we recommend that you turn the feature off in production environments. To enable download of the backup file from the Administration Console,
If the value of the above configuration property is 'true', it will be possible to download the backup file after manually backing up the site via the Confluence Administration Console. If the value of this property is 'false' or the property is not present in the configuration file, you will need to retrieve the backup file from the file system on the Confluence server. By default, the value is 'false'. RELATED TOPICS
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