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authorSytse Sijbrandij <sytses@gmail.com>2014-09-19 17:39:25 +0200
committerSytse Sijbrandij <sytses@gmail.com>2014-09-19 17:39:25 +0200
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Warn about restoring to the same version.
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A backup creates an archive file that contains the database, all repositories and all attachments.
This archive will be saved in backup_path (see `config/gitlab.yml`).
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The filename will be `[TIMESTAMP]_gitlab_backup.tar`. This timestamp can be used to restore an specific backup.
+You can only restore a backup to exactly the same version of GitLab that you created it on, for example 7.2.1.
```
# omnibus-gitlab
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## Restore a previously created backup
+You can only restore a backup to exactly the same version of GitLab that you created it on, for example 7.2.1.
+
```
# omnibus-gitlab
sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:restore