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@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ If you use an Omnibus package please see the [instructions in the readme to back
If you have a cookbook installation there should be a copy of your configuration in Chef.
If you have an installation from source:
1. please backup `config/secrets.yml` file that contains key to encrypt variables in database,
+but don't store it in the same place as your database backups.
+Otherwise your users secrets are exposed in case one of your backups is compromised.
1. please consider backing up your `application.yml` file,
1. any SSL keys and certificates,
1. and your [SSH host keys](https://superuser.com/questions/532040/copy-ssh-keys-from-one-server-to-another-server/532079#532079).