backup

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Introduced in version 1.0, you can now make backups of your deemon installation including your config.json, deemon.db and (optionally) the logs directory.

Creating a Backup

A backup can be created by using the backup command:

user@localhost:~$ deemon backup --include-logs
Backed up to /home/user/.config/deemon/backups/20210603-233151.tar

Warning: ** Do **NOT send your backup to anyone unless you have personally removed all sensitive data from your configuration such as email addresses, SMTP server settings and your ARL.

Restore a Backup

To restore from an existing backup, use backup --restore to be presented with valid backups to restore from:

user@localhost:~$ deemon backup --restore
deemon Backup Manager

1. Sep 23, 2021 @ 1:32:05 AM (ver 2.0)

Select a backup to restore: 

**Note: ** You cannot restore from a backup that is newer than the version of deemon you are presently running. For example, if you create a backup while using deemon 2.9 you cannot restore it on version 2.8. However, you can restore manually by extracting the tar file and replacing the files as necessary. This is to prevent users from using an incompatible configuration or database versions.