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Backups and restores

Elestio offers a BORG Backup section specifically for managing backups.
For clusters, only the backups of the Primary node are supported.
If you promote a new node to Primary, a new BORG backup will automatically be created for security purposes, ensuring a healthy backup of your cluster. From that point, new backups will target the new Primary.

 

Backups

Backups are created automatically once per day, but you can also create them manually.

To create a manual backup:

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  1. Go to the Backups tab of your cluster.
  2. In the Automated Remote Backups (BORG) section, click the + button to expand the section.
  3. Click the Back Up Now button to create a new BORG backup.newbackup.

Restores

To restore a BORG backup:

  1. Go to the Backups tab of your cluster.
  2. Click the + button to display the list of your backups.
  3. Find the backup you wish to restore and click the Restore button (with a rounded arrow icon).

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A popup will appear to confirm that the restore process is in progress.

⚠ WARNING: During the restoration process, your cluster will beexperience temporarilytemporary unavailabledowntime, asin thetwo following actions will take place:

phases:
  1. Primary Node Downtime: The Primary node will be restored.offline until the restoration process is complete.
  2. AllReplica Downtime: Once the Primary is fully restored and running, all Replicas will be reconfiguredtaken inoffline theto followingbe manner:reset and synchronized:
    • ReplicasEach Replica will be reset from scratch.scratch.
    • OnceAfter being cleared and reconfigured to point to the Primary,Primary, each Replica will be restored withusing a backup directly from the Primary node to ensure theyfull are fully synchronized.synchronization.

Once the process is complete, you will receive an email notifying you that your cluster is active and operational again.

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