Managing Magento 2 backup via the command line

Every production environment needs a proper backup plan. By default, Magento 2 has a complete set of options to create and roll back backups.

When creating a backup, we can use one of the following options:

Option	Meaning	Backup file name
--code	This creates a backup from the filesystem (excluding /var and /pub/static	var/backups/<timestamp>_filesystem.tgz
--media	This creates a backup from the /media directory	var/backups/<timestamp>_filesystem_media.tgz
-db	This creates a backup from the current database	var/backups/<timestamp>_db.gz

Tip

Besides the Magento backup options, it is always advisable to use an alternative backup solution connected to a backup storage.

Getting ready

When creating a backup, Magento will store it in the var/backups directory. In this recipe, we will refer to the bin/magento setup:backup and bin/magento setup:rollback options.

How to do it...

For the purpose of this recipe, let's assume...