How to restore Redmine backup¶

This restoration involves 2 parts, first part is to restore the application data; second part is to restore the Redmine database.

1. obtain the backup location from How to backup Redmine
2. in order to restore the Redmine, extract the whole backup to a temporary location and search for this folder:
   

   opt/redmine-x.x.x
   

3. copy the folder, redmine-x.x.x and then paste it into:
   

   /opt
   

4. change the folder owner to:
   

   $ chown -R redmine:redmine /opt/redmine-x.x.x
   

5. done

1. search for this file, redmine_backup.sql in the extracted backup folder:
   

   opt/db_bak
   

2. ensure the following ports are unoccupied:
   • 50000
   • 3001
   • 3002
   • 3690
   • 3007
3. login as redmine user and then cd to the Redmine folder:
   

   $ cd /opt/redmine-x.x.x

4. execute the following script to start the Redmine:
   

   $ ./ctlscript.sh

5. if started without any error, execute the following script to restore the Redmine database:
   

   $ ./use_redmine
   $ mysql -u root -p bitnami_redmine < redmine_backup.sql
   

   • refer to the server_login.xls to get the database password
6. done.