FAQ
Can I use TKLBAM to only backup a single directory?
Yes. Here are a couple of recommended ways to do this: Create a separate backup with an empty backup profile: export TKLBAM_REGISTRY=/var/lib/tklbam.srv export …
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Can I have multiple TKLBAM backups on a single system?
Yes. For example, let's say your default TKLBAM backup is several gigabytes in size and you'd like to create a lighter 100 MB backup that will be updated more frequently and take …
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How do I tune and optimize a TKLBAM backup?
One of my favorite ways to do this: # step 1: generate a backup dump tklbam-backup --dump=/tmp/mybackup # step 2: interactively review the dump's file contents & disk usage cd …
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How do I backup to local storage (instead of S3)?
By default TKLBAM is designed to work with S3 automatically, and this is the easiest and safest option. In manual mode, TKLBAM can also work with non-S3 storage addresses, but …
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How does TKLBAM know what to backup on my system?
Every TurnKey appliance that TKLBAM supports has a corresponding backup profile, which is downloaded from the Hub when you initialize TKLBAM. The profile is used to calculate the …
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How do I remove a file or directory from being included in my backup?
By adding a negative override to /etc/tklbam/overrides: echo -/var/www/*/logs >> /etc/tklbam/overrides
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How do I add a directory to my backup?
By adding an override to /etc/tklbam/overrides: echo /mnt/images >> /etc/tklbam/overrides Or on the command line: tklbam-backup /var/www/*/logs Make sure you understand the …
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How do I exclude a database or table from my backup?
By adding a negative database override to /etc/tklbam/overrides: # exclude drupal7 database echo -mysql:drupal7 >> /etc/tklbam/overrides # exclude sessions table in drupal8 …
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What's the difference between a full backup and an incremental backup?
A full backup is a backup that can be restored independently of any other backup. An incremental backup links with the last backup before it and only includes changes made since …
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How often does a full backup happen, how can I configure this?
By default, a full backup will happen if the last full backup is older than 30 days. Between full backups, all backup sessions are incremental. We recommend enabling the daily …
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Is there a limit to how frequently I can backup?
No, but if you backup more frequently (e.g., hourly instead of daily), we strongly recommend creating full backups more frequently - daily or weekly instead of monthly (I.e., the …
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I forgot my passphrase, and I "lost" my escrow key. Can you help me?
Sorry, if your server is gone (e.g., terminated EC2 instance) nobody can help you. Next time either save an escrow key somewhere[s] safe or don't set a passphrase. Don't …