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diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md index 76f5495ff78..88d1188d6d5 100644 --- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md +++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md @@ -95,10 +95,21 @@ docker exec -t <container name> gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create If you are using the gitlab-omnibus helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster, you can run the backup task on the gitlab application pod using kubectl: +> Note. This chart was deprecated according to +[GitLab-Omnibus Helm Chart](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/kubernetes/gitlab_omnibus.html) documentation. + ```sh kubectl exec -it <gitlab-gitlab pod> gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create ``` +If you are using the gitlab helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster, you can +run the backup task using `backup-utility` script on the gitlab task runner pod via kubectl. +Please refer to [Backing up a GitLab installation](https://gitlab.com/charts/gitlab/blob/master/doc/backup-restore/backup.md#backing-up-a-gitlab-installation) for more details: + +```sh +kubectl exec -it <gitlab task-runner pod> backup-utility +``` + Example output: ``` @@ -714,7 +725,7 @@ If there is a GitLab version mismatch between your backup tar file and the insta version of GitLab, the restore command will abort with an error. Install the [correct GitLab version](https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/) and try again. -### Restore for Docker image and gitlab-omnibus helm chart +### Restore for Docker image, gitlab-omnibus, and gitlab helm chart For GitLab installations using docker image or the gitlab-omnibus helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster, restore task expects the restore directories to be empty. @@ -742,6 +753,8 @@ gitlab application pod using kubectl kubectl exec -it <gitlab-gitlab pod> gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:restore ``` +For restoring backups using gitlab helm chart please refer to [Restoring a GitLab installation](https://gitlab.com/charts/gitlab/blob/master/doc/backup-restore/restore.md). + ## Alternative backup strategies If your GitLab server contains a lot of Git repository data you may find the GitLab backup script to be too slow. |