Back Up and Restore CloudShell

As a best practice, it is recommended to periodically back up your CloudShell databases, especially when you add a new development, production or staging environment, or when you upgrade CloudShell to a new version.

📄️ Backing Up CloudShell Databases

This article explains how to back up your CloudShell databases.

📄️ Restoring CloudShell Databases

This procedure explains how to restore CloudShell from existing database files.

📄️ Backing Up Your Virtual Machines

If your CloudShell environments are hosted on cloud providers, such as VMware vCenter or Microsoft Azure, it is also recommended to back up your virtual machines.

📄️ Migrating the Databases from SQL Server to PostgreSQL

This article explains how to move an existing CloudShell from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL, using the CloudShell database migration tool. The tool copies the three CloudShell relational databases. MongoDB isn't affected: CloudShell keeps using the same MongoDB after the migration.