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Question re/using TKLBAM on a clean Debian
Hello everyone,
I have a question re/using TKLBAM on a clean Debian jessie.
Our hosting provider doesn't allow to install turnkeylinux, but we want to use TKLBAM and the TurnkeyHub for a LAPP platform.
If we install TKLBAM on a clean Debian jessie, will the Postgresql DB also be managed for backup & migration on any other clean Debian?
Thanks!
Replies (3)
You may need to tweak the restore and add some hooks
Reply 1Online.net hosting provider
Reply 2Hello Jeremy,
Thank you for your fast reply.
I will test and let you know re/using TKLBAM on a clean Debian with --force-profile=lapp
Our main hosting provider is Online.net with datacenters located in Paris and Amsterdam.
https://www.online.net/en/dedicated-server
They offer very competitive dedicated servers, so we only miss the TurnKey Linux appliances...
Hi :)
Reply 3Firstly if you can give me the name of your hosting provider I might try reaching out to them to see if they reconsider? If you'd rather not post publicly then email me at jeremy AT turnkeylinux.org
Regardless, TKLBAM should in theory still work fine. Obviously it's not as well tested on vanilla Debian as it is with TurnKey, but TurnKey is Debian under the hood so it should work fine once you have set it up.
Probably the way that I'd be inclined to go would be to try using the LAPP appliance profile for starters. At the least that should give you a decent starting point. I would also do some testing with restores too now before you have too much data/files/etc. Something to consider is whether you want to support restore to a new (clean) server in the future? Personally I think it's a good option to have avaialble. Often it's quicker/easier to launch your latest backup to a clean server then troubleshoot a broken server at your convenience. Again ensuring that works as you hope prior to needing it is advisable. TKLBAM is pretty good and TBH I've never had any major issues with it myself, but you are advised to regularly check your backups before you really need them! :)
So to force your vanilla Debian server to use the LAPP profile should be as easy as this:
tklbam-backup --force-profile=lapp
Also you may find the TKLBAM docs useful?
I recommend that once you have created your first backup, that you launch a new vanilla Debian server, install TKLBAM and test a restore to see what happens. Then you'll know what (if anything) you'll need to tweak via a hook. Keep in mind though that the hook(s) will run even if you restore to your existing server. So make sure that it's not destructive on your existing server.