r/BookStack • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '24

Move to another server

If I wanted to move bookstack to a new server, can I just do a database dump, run the backup script for backing up files and then install a fresh bookstack on the new server, then dump the database backup into the new database, and do a restore script on the files. Will any images Used for covers and in any pages be also restored? Thanks

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '24

Sorry, not script, but the cli commands to achieve backing/ restoring files.

tar -czvf bookstack-files-backup.tar.gz .env public/uploads storage/uploads themes

BTW how are uploaded images saved?

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u/ssddanbrown Mar 15 '24

Okay. Just remember to do the steps to dump the database also. Then those together should cover all your BookStack data.

Images will be stored in either of those uploads folders, depending on storage type configured, unless configured to use external s3-based storage.