Site-level backups
So far, we have covered how to backup a single course. The site-level backup performs the same operation for every course in the system, including hidden courses and the front page, which is also a course (the name of the front page backup uses the name of the site).
Backup settings
To schedule site backups, go to Courses | Backups | Automated backup setup. You will see a number of settings:
Setting |
Description |
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Active |
Turns automatic backups on and off (default). Make sure that your backup is activated! You can further set the backup mode to Manual, which allows its execution via the CLI (refer to the command after this table). |
Schedule |
Specify the days of the week on which the backup has to run. |
Execute at |
Specify the time of the day that the backup is executed. |
Automated backup storage |
By default, all backups are stored in Course backup file area of each course. If you wish to keep all the backups in the same location, you have to select the specified... |