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backup the swh public website off-gandi
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We currently rely on gandi snapshots for both the mysql DB and the wordpress media files. We therefore have a SPOF on gandi hosting.
We should copy the backup offsite (e.g., via sftp) and include it in our regular backups.

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zack created this task.Oct 12 2015, 3:49 PM
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zack added a comment.Oct 14 2015, 4:22 PM

This is now done. Some details:

  • added an SSH key to our gandi account, specifically for the backup (it is in the credential store at operations/gandi.net/simple-hosting/backup-key)
  • there is a backup that retrieve all of our website via sftp at moma:/usr/local/bin/swh-website-backup
  • the backup configuration file is at moma:/etc/softwareheritage/website/backup.conf
  • there is a crontab for swhbackup@moma, running the backup daily
zack closed this task as Resolved.Oct 14 2015, 4:22 PM
zack mentioned this in T91: puppetize backup of the public SWH website.
zack removed projects: System administrators, Developers, Staff.Mar 10 2016, 5:52 PM
olasd changed the visibility from "All Users" to "Public (No Login Required)".May 13 2016, 5:06 PM
gitlab-migration changed the task status from Resolved to Migrated.Jan 8 2023, 9:55 PM
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