Backup and restore

With the use of this tool, backups can be done directly from a web page and also, backups can be restored from a web page using the same tool.

This tool can be really useful if you are planning a mass update of Splynx settings and you are afraid of making any errors - simply make a backup and start applying changes. In case of any failures, you can easily restore the previous state of Splynx.

To make a backup, click on Create or, if you already have a backup (previously done using this tool), it can be uploaded by clicking on Upload:

To create a backup, in step 1 selected items which will be included in the backup should be selected:

Database critical - will be included automatically, contains all main info of Splynx (config, finances, services, networking, customers etc);

Database full - entire database with structure of tables, critical info and customer's statistics and logs;

RRD - statistic graphs (ping, customer statistic graphs etc);

Addons and handlers - addons folder + folder with handlers (voice, finance etc);

Template - all templates;

Public uploads - images and code that were uploaded into Splynx and are available without logging in;

System uploads - files that were uploaded into Splynx and are intended for the internal use;

In step 2, create a password for this backup, confirm it and in step 3 click on Create.

Once backup is ready there are 3 actions: restore, download and delete:

To download the backup click on the "Download" button in the Actions column and provide the backup password:

To restore a backup click on "Restore" in the Actions column. Here you have to provide the backup password + the admin password:

Then you will have to confirm the restore once more by providing the backup + admin passwords:

Then you will see the process of the restoration:

During the restore process an error can occur on the current tab - in this case just re-login to the Splynx web page.

After a backup restore, we will have a Splynx state with no backup (as it was before making the first backup).

Do not store tons of unnecessary and old backups, simply for the purpose of saving disk space.