Document how to create backups from a cron job

Explain how to set up a cron job that backs up GitLab every night at 2am.

@jacobvosmaer This setup worked for me, but it requires to use crontab as root: What do you think?

# as root
crontab -e

# Add this line
0 2 * * * gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create

What version of the package did you install? We fixed a bug in the backup script reported in #79 (closed) in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/commits/6.6.5.omnibus .

Have you tried putting a script in /etc/cron.daily? That might be a cleaner solution; less places for an administrator to look for cronjobs.

6.6.5 (downloaded today)

will give that a try :)

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto

On the other hand, adding the single line to root's own crontab is probably the easiest thing to do, and it gives you more flexibility to decide when the backup is created. The time cron.daily is run is a system setting, and it may not be the best time for backups.

Let's stick with your first suggestion. I will try it on CentOS 6.

Confirmed for CentOS 6. Could you create a MR for the README @JobV ?

Of course :)

mentioned in merge request !64 (merged)

Status changed to closed

what if I would like a back up at 4p.m.? what am I supposed to do?

16 0 * * * gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create

0 16 * * * gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create.

@Tom_Salles see here: http://www.adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference/

Thanks @JobV !!

How can I set an automatic back up overwrite, like

june 1st, june 2nd, 3d... june 30th and the july 1st's back up overwrite the june 1st's files?

I can repeat this line (down) to set automatic back ups, hourly, but how can I set this "automatic overwrite" ?

0 1 * * * gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create.

@Tom_Salles I think it's best if you have a look here: https://www.gitlab.com/getting-help/

It doesn't seem like a good idea to discuss specifics like this in an unrelated, closed issue.

Ok, @JobV thanks again!