Backup & Recovery¶

Protect your TruSpace data with regular backups.

What to Backup¶

Data	Location	Priority
SQLite DB	Docker volume	Critical
IPFS Data	Docker volume	High
Configuration	`.env` file	High
Cluster Config	Docker volume	Medium

Backup Commands¶

SQLite Database¶

# Create backup
docker run --rm \
  -v truspace_sqlite_data:/data \
  -v $(pwd)/backups:/backup \
  alpine tar czf /backup/sqlite-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz -C /data .

IPFS Data¶

# Create backup (can be large)
docker run --rm \
  -v truspace_ipfs_data:/data \
  -v $(pwd)/backups:/backup \
  alpine tar czf /backup/ipfs-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz -C /data .

Configuration¶

cp .env backups/.env.$(date +%Y%m%d)

Restore Procedure¶

1. Stop Services¶

docker compose down

2. Restore SQLite¶

docker run --rm \
  -v truspace_sqlite_data:/data \
  -v $(pwd)/backups:/backup \
  alpine tar xzf /backup/sqlite-YYYYMMDD.tar.gz -C /data

3. Restore Configuration¶

cp backups/.env.YYYYMMDD .env

4. Start Services¶

./start.sh

Automated Backups¶

Create a cron job for daily backups:

# Add to crontab
0 2 * * * /opt/TruSpace/backup.sh

Disaster Recovery¶

If a node is lost:

Set up new TruSpace instance
Restore SQLite backup
Connect to existing network peers
Data will sync from peers