Backup and restore

We recommend using your database’s tools to back up your data.

Backing up data

Most databases come with backup tools. We recommend using these tools to back up your data.

Restoring data

To restore data from the backup and or trigger a full ElasticSearch reindex, follow these steps:

1. Stop the server.
2. Restore the backup.
3. Drop the Elasticsearch indexes by deleting the contents of <SONARQUBE_HOME>/data/es8 directory.
4. Restart the server.