Backing up and restoring your instance

Learn what the built-in backup service offers and how it differs from a High Availability replica.

Answers to common questions about using the backup service with GitHub Enterprise Server.

Enable and configure the built-in backup service in the Management Console, and optionally migrate legacy settings.

You can configure your GitHub Enterprise Server instance to use a customer-managed cloud storage provider for native Elasticsearch snapshots and restores, instead of copying search index data directly from disk.

Run manual backups, understand backup types, and monitor backup activity using the Management Console or command line.

Restore a GitHub Enterprise Server instance using a previously created backup snapshot.

Enable a remote archive for backups through SSH.

Enable backup from a high availability replica node.

Enable backup from a node in cluster.

Learn how to prepare for and restore backups when GitHub Actions is enabled with external blob storage.

Reference for all configurable options available in the Backup Service section of the Management Console.

Understand the structure and contents of backup snapshot directories, including what is stored and how hard links are used.

As part of a disaster recovery plan, you can protect production data on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance by configuring automated backups.