Commit d5392cf3 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'bbodenmiller-master-patch-97375' into 'master'

Improve GitLab backup & restore tips

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!76044
parents 03838afb 4e2edde3
......@@ -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 (`/etc/gitlab`), SSL certificates, or system
GitLab does not back up any configuration files (`/etc/gitlab`), TLS keys and certificates, or system
files. You are highly advised to read about [storing configuration files](#storing-configuration-files).
WARNING:
......@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ 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 (`/etc/gitlab/ssl`), and your
[SSH host keys](https://superuser.com/questions/532040/copy-ssh-keys-from-one-server-to-another-server/532079#532079).
You may also want to back up any TLS keys and certificates (`/etc/gitlab/ssl`, `/etc/gitlab/trusted-certs`), and your
[SSH host keys](https://superuser.com/questions/532040/copy-ssh-keys-from-one-server-to-another-server/532079#532079)
to avoid man-in-the-middle attack warnings if you have to perform a full machine restore.
If you use Omnibus GitLab, review additional information to
[backup your configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/backups.html).
......@@ -903,7 +904,9 @@ 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 (`/etc/gitlab/ssl`), or
You may also want to restore your previous `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` (for Omnibus packages)
or `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` (for installations from source) and
any TLS keys, certificates (`/etc/gitlab/ssl`, `/etc/gitlab/trusted-certs`), 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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