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[GH-ISSUE #341] Best Practices for Backup/Restore #244

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opened 2026-03-01 14:41:48 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @ir0nh3at on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/341

Hello,
I've reviewed the docs, but I don't see any instructions on backup and restore of the downloaded data and database. Do we just backup the ArchiveBox directory and restore it, or is there more to it than that? Thanks!

Originally created by @ir0nh3at on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/341 Hello, I've reviewed the docs, but I don't see any instructions on backup and restore of the downloaded data and database. Do we just backup the ArchiveBox directory and restore it, or is there more to it than that? Thanks!

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020):

Yup, you can zip up the entire folder as a backup, or ideally put it on a filesystem that has COW snapshot support like ZFS, APFS, BTFS, etc.

Newer versions of archivebox don't require keeping the output folder in the same folder as the code, and they're able to import all previous versions of archivebox databases.

@pirate commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020): Yup, you can zip up the entire folder as a backup, or ideally put it on a filesystem that has COW snapshot support like ZFS, APFS, BTFS, etc. Newer versions of archivebox don't require keeping the output folder in the same folder as the code, and they're able to import all previous versions of archivebox databases.

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@ir0nh3at commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020):

Perfect. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something non-obvious. Thanks for your help.

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@ir0nh3at commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020): Perfect. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something non-obvious. Thanks for your help. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 10:28 AM, Nick Sweeting <notifications@github.com> wrote: > Yup, you can zip up the entire folder as a backup, or ideally put it on a filesystem that has COW snapshot support like ZFS, APFS, BTFS, etc. > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, [view it on GitHub](https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox/issues/341#issuecomment-621353676), or [unsubscribe](https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AKAGAJRJHEYY4GJWG6CU733RPBPSHANCNFSM4MT4I6XQ).

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020):

For anyone who finds this ticket in the future, here's a little more info on the folder structure in the docs (but nothing specific to backups):

Also note I've added a new DB/filesystem troubleshooting area to the wiki that may help people arriving here from Google: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives#database-troubleshooting

Contributions/suggestions welcome there.

@pirate commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020): For anyone who finds this ticket in the future, here's a little more info on the folder structure in the docs (but nothing specific to backups): - https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage#Disk-Layout - https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Security-Overview#output-folder Also note I've added a new DB/filesystem troubleshooting area to the wiki that may help people arriving here from Google: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives#database-troubleshooting Contributions/suggestions welcome there.

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