Commit ead2dc0c authored by Sytse Sijbrandij's avatar Sytse Sijbrandij

Add warning about backing up the config.

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## Create a backup of the GitLab system
Creates a backup archive of the database and all repositories. This archive will be saved in backup_path (see `config/gitlab.yml`).
A backup creates an archive file that contains the database, all repositories and all attachments.
This archive will be saved in backup_path (see `config/gitlab.yml`).
The filename will be `[TIMESTAMP]_gitlab_backup.tar`. This timestamp can be used to restore an specific backup.
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Deleting old backups... [SKIPPING]
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## Storing configuration files
Please be informed that a backup does not store your configuration files.
If you use Omnibus-GitLab please see the [instructions in the readme to backup your configuration](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/README.md#backup-and-restore-omnibus-gitlab-configuration).
If you have a cookbook installation there should be a copy of your configuration in Chef.
If you have a manual installation please consider backing up your gitlab.yml file and any ssl keys and certificates.
## Restore a previously created backup
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