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diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_gitlab.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_gitlab.md index d63ef61a99f..e04d63da2ad 100644 --- a/doc/raketasks/backup_gitlab.md +++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_gitlab.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ group: Geo info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Back up GitLab +# Back up GitLab **(FREE SELF)** GitLab provides a command line interface to back up your entire instance, including: @@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ For installations from source: sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create SKIP=db,uploads RAILS_ENV=production ``` +`SKIP=` is also used to: + +- [Skip creation of the tar file](#skipping-tar-creation) (`SKIP=tar`). +- [Skip uploading the backup to remote storage](#skip-uploading-backups-to-remote-storage) (`SKIP=remote`). + ### Skipping tar creation NOTE: @@ -348,9 +353,17 @@ to create an incremental backup from: To create an incremental backup, run: -```shell -sudo gitlab-backup create INCREMENTAL=yes PREVIOUS_BACKUP=<timestamp_of_backup> -``` +- In GitLab 15.0 or later: + + ```shell + sudo gitlab-backup create INCREMENTAL=yes PREVIOUS_BACKUP=<timestamp_of_backup> + ``` + +- In GitLab 14.9 and 14.10: + + ```shell + sudo gitlab-backup create INCREMENTAL=yes BACKUP=<timestamp_of_backup> + ``` To create an [untarred](#skipping-tar-creation) incremental backup from a tarred backup, use `SKIP=tar`: @@ -411,12 +424,9 @@ You can let the backup script upload (using the [Fog library](https://fog.io/)) the `.tar` file it creates. In the following example, we use Amazon S3 for storage, but Fog also lets you use [other storage providers](https://fog.io/storage/). GitLab also [imports cloud drivers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/da46c9655962df7d49caef0e2b9f6bbe88462a02/Gemfile#L113) -for AWS, Google, OpenStack Swift, Rackspace, and Aliyun. A local driver is +for AWS, Google, and Aliyun. A local driver is [also available](#upload-to-locally-mounted-shares). -NOTE: -Support for Openstack Swift and Rackspace APIs will be removed in GitLab 15.10. See [issue #387976](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/387976) for more information. - [Read more about using object storage with GitLab](../administration/object_storage.md). #### Using Amazon S3 |