Commit d43f4bd3 authored by Russell Dickenson's avatar Russell Dickenson

Merge branch 'bbodenmiller-master-patch-52092' into 'master'

Clarify best way to move servers

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!72924
parents 87aa79c5 b2a03c37
......@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ all repositories and all attachments.
You can only restore a backup to **exactly the same version and type (CE/EE)**
of GitLab on which it was created. The best way to migrate your repositories
from one server to another is through backup restore.
from one server to another is through a backup and restore.
WARNING:
GitLab doesn't back up items that aren't stored in the file system. If you're
......@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Backups do not include:
- [Mattermost data](https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/config-settings.html#file-storage)
WARNING:
GitLab does not back up any configuration files, SSL certificates, or system
GitLab does not back up any configuration files (`/etc/gitlab`), SSL certificates, or system
files. You are highly advised to read about [storing configuration files](#storing-configuration-files).
WARNING:
......@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ on a Kubernetes cluster, you must follow the
[Back up the secrets](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/backup-restore/backup.html#backup-the-secrets)
instructions.
You may also want to back up any TLS keys and certificates, and your
You may also want to back up any TLS keys and certificates (`/etc/gitlab/ssl`), and your
[SSH host keys](https://superuser.com/questions/532040/copy-ssh-keys-from-one-server-to-another-server/532079#532079).
If you use Omnibus GitLab, review additional information to
......@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ If you fail to restore this encryption key file along with the application data
backup, users with two-factor authentication enabled and GitLab Runner
loses access to your GitLab server.
You may also want to restore any TLS keys, certificates, or
You may also want to restore any TLS keys, certificates (`/etc/gitlab/ssl`), or
[SSH host keys](https://superuser.com/questions/532040/copy-ssh-keys-from-one-server-to-another-server/532079#532079).
Starting with GitLab 12.9, if an untarred backup (like the ones made with
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