From 739c69cccb918a8f995df6ed088c586d9b6f60c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stan Hu Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:11:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document that DIRECTORY environment variable in backups only applies to remote storage Closes #38949 --- doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md index 95221d8b6b1..2e7702dda07 100644 --- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md +++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md @@ -326,6 +326,16 @@ For installations from source: 1. [Restart GitLab] for the changes to take effect +#### Specifying a custom directory for backups + +Note: This option only works for remote storage. If you want to group your backups +you can pass a `DIRECTORY` environment variable: + +``` +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create DIRECTORY=daily +sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create DIRECTORY=weekly +``` + ### Uploading to locally mounted shares You may also send backups to a mounted share (`NFS` / `CIFS` / `SMB` / etc.) by @@ -369,15 +379,6 @@ For installations from source: remote_directory: 'gitlab_backups' ``` -### Specifying a custom directory for backups - -If you want to group your backups you can pass a `DIRECTORY` environment variable: - -``` -sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create DIRECTORY=daily -sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create DIRECTORY=weekly -``` - ### Backup archive permissions The backup archives created by GitLab (`1393513186_2014_02_27_gitlab_backup.tar`)