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- | As ITFlow will hold essential data about you and your clients, it is essential that you take (and test) regular backups, in addition to on-demand backups before performing updates. | + | As ITFlow will hold essential data about you and your clients, it is essential that you take (and test) regular |
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- | Backups are likely best achieved by creating some sort of image/ | + | **1. You should regularly back up up the __entire Virtual machine__ running ITFlow.** |
+ | * The terminology for this may differ depending on your virtualization platform, but essentially you want an image/ | ||
+ | * This allows you to easily capture | ||
- | ITFlow is split into three main areas - all of which need backing up: | + | **2. You should retrieve and securely store your __master encryption key__** |
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+ | ITFlow is split into three main areas. If you are unable to backup the entire VM, you' | ||
* Files | * Files | ||
* Database | * Database | ||
* **Master Encryption key** | * **Master Encryption key** | ||
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===== Files ===== | ===== Files ===== | ||
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* Your MariaDB database will contain all information entered into ITFlow. | * Your MariaDB database will contain all information entered into ITFlow. | ||
* Each database update will change the schema - restoring an older backup may fail or not work as intended as fields will have been added/ | * Each database update will change the schema - restoring an older backup may fail or not work as intended as fields will have been added/ | ||
- | * It is essential that you back up the databse | + | * It is essential that you back up the database |
* You can take one-off database backups at ''/ | * You can take one-off database backups at ''/ | ||