Creating Backup from TeamCity Web UI
TeamCity allows creating a backup of TeamCity data via the Web UI. To create a backup file, navigate to the Administration | Backup page, specify backup parameters as described below, and start the backup process.
Option | Description |
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Backup file | Specify the name for the backup file, the extention (.zip) will be added automatically. By default, TeamCity will store the backup file in the <backup-settings>
...
<general>
<backup-dir path="C:/TC-Backups"/>
</general>
...
</backup-settings> |
add timestamp suffix | Check this option to automatically add time stamp suffix to the specified filename. This may be useful to differentiate your backup files, if you don't clean up old backups.
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Backup scope | Specify what kind of data you want to back up. The contents of the backup file depending on the scope is described right in the UI when you select a scope. Note that the size of the backup file and the time the backup process will take depends on the scope you select. To reduce the resulting file size and the time spent on the backup, select the "basic" scope, which includes server settings, projects and builds configurations, plugins and database. However, you'll be able to restore only the settings which were backed up. |
When you start backup, TeamCity will display its status and details of the current process including progress and estimates.
Backup History
The History tab of the Administration | Backup page allows reviewing the list of created backup files, their size and date when the files were created.
Note that only backup files created from web UI are shown here. Backups created with the utility are not displayed on the History tab.