Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of faq/data-backup

Timestamp:

May 25, 2011, 3:27:05 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

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faq/data-backup

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 = Does May First/People Link backup my data? =
 
-Yes - we do back up all data on all of servers.
+== Overview ==
+
+Yes - we do back up all data on all of servers and consider the backup an important part of [https://mayfirst.org/membership-agreement our responsibilities to our members].
 
 We have a three-prong approach:
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  * We also backup all servers nightly to an off site backup server that overwrite every night.
 
+== What is backed up? ==
+
+The first step of the nightly backup process is to dump all databases to a SQL file that is stored in every members "backups" directory (e.g. /home/members/MEMBERNAME/sites/DOMAIN/backups). If you want to ensure that our backups are running - you can check the date on that file anytime you like. 
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+Next - the /root, /etc/, /home, /var/log, /usr/local, and /var/local/ directories are backed up to both the onsite and offsite backup servers.
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+== Should I back up my own data? ==
+
 Having said that... we always encourage our members to [wiki:member-backup do their own backups]. That's for a few reasons:
 
  * Our backups are designed primarily for disaster recover (the entire machine goes down). We cannot provide file recovery for accidental deletions or other mistakes.
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  * No backup is fool proof. It's ''always'' a good idea for tripe or quadruple redundancy.