Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 353099B01 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:47:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 28213 invoked by uid 500); 5 Apr 2012 14:47:22 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 28167 invoked by uid 500); 5 Apr 2012 14:47:22 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 28158 invoked by uid 99); 5 Apr 2012 14:47:22 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:47:22 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [87.117.198.154] (HELO zoe.mltserver-three.co.uk) (87.117.198.154) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:47:13 +0000 Received: from host86-144-174-1.range86-144.btcentralplus.com ([86.144.174.1]:55939 helo=[10.0.0.6]) by zoe.mltserver-three.co.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SFnxb-00052B-UO for user@couchdb.apache.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:46:51 +0100 From: Martin Hewitt Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Best practice for backing up CouchDB Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:46:50 +0100 Message-Id: To: user@couchdb.apache.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - zoe.mltserver-three.co.uk X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - couchdb.apache.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - thenoi.se Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone had any hints, tips or tricks for doing = live, incremental backups of a CouchDB install? I'm assuming that the data are in the .couch files, and the generated = views are in the .db_name_design folders, ergo, I should make sure that = the .couch files are totally safe, and the views can be backed up, to a = degree, but can always be regenerated from the .couch files? Are there any access/locking/permissions issues that anyone's come = across? Many thanks, Martin=