How to reliably take a full backup of the database, such that in one operation (or multiple, scriptable via bash), I can restore the database, additional file assets, and installed modules to a new server?
2. INTRODUCTION
• How to reliably take a full backup of the database, such that in one operation (or
multiple, scriptable via bash), I can restore the database, additional file assets,
and installed modules to a new server ?
Let’s go step by step process
3. • First method
Using GUI
Let’s go step by step process
First we need to load odoo on the browser. Here i am taking as localhost. Type the URL as
localhost:8069/web/database/manager
Or
Click on the manage database from login screen of odoo.
4. • Now the user will navigate to database manager
screen, here all the databases are listed.
5.
6. • The user can perform any options.
Create
Backup
Duplicate
Restore
Drop / Delete
Creating new database
7.
8. • Here we are give the database name. You can see the Email and Password there.Why this email
and Password? Well, this is for login credentials. By using this Email and Password we can login
to our database. This will be the administrative account for our odoo. We can choose our
language. When we select a the country, the Accounting Package will be installed for that
country.
• There is a checkbox called Load Demonstration data if you tick this option the demo data will
be loaded for each module(customers, suppliers, SO’s, PO’s, Employees a,d users, etc...).
And Click on continue after a while odoo will redirect to odoo Apps.
And we can start using odoo!.
9.
10. • Database Backup:-
In certain condition We need a copy of the database for future needs, for that we are keeping a backup of
the database. There is a custom module which creates database backup
In order to take the backup of a database click on the Backup button of the corresponding Database.
11.
12. • Select the Backup format and click on Backup Button. Here we are selecting the
Backup format as Zip.
• Duplicate a database
In some cases we need duplicates of some existing databases.
13. • click on the Duplicate button
• Restore the database
• Select the database you already have(backup) and give a name for the database.
The name database will not be same as you have in reserve(backup) the name will
be the one you giving here.
15. • It is very easy to delete an unwanted database
• Just click on the delete button from the database manager then a window will
pop up and click on the delete. It is done!
16. Refer this link for more:
https://www.cybrosys.com/blog/odoo-database-management
17. Thank You !
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