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Backups and Recovery

Backups protect databases, configuration, hosting data, and migration state; recovery must be tested, not assumed.

Purpose

Provide repeatable backup and restore operations.

Step-by-step

  1. Define scope and retention.
  2. Create a consistent database and configuration backup.
  3. Generate and verify checksums.
  4. Replicate off-host.
  5. Restore into an isolated target.
  6. Validate and record evidence.

Example

The production control plane performs nightly backups and disposable-database restore verification.

Best practices

  • Encrypt off-host copies.
  • Keep signing keys and environment boundaries intact.

Troubleshooting

  • Reject checksum failures.
  • Use provider-console recovery when SSH is unavailable.

Related documentation

Migration and Recovery