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This is a guide for PostgreSQL databases only. |
Backing up
The program used to dump the database is called pg_dump.exe, a copy of it comes with the ContinuaCI Server installer and can be found in the %InstallDirectory%\Server\PostgreSQL\bin, the default location is C:\Program Files\VSoft Technologies\ContinuaCI\Server\PostgreSQL\bin.
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pg_dump.exe -h localhost -p 9001 -U postgres -F p -f C:\continua_backup.bak ContinuaCI |
The pg_dump command will require a password after connecting to the postgres server. There are 3 ways to enter the password:
- After executing the command, you will be prompted for the password which you will be able to type in at the command line.
- pg_dump will look for the environment variable PGPASSWORD. If you store the database password here, pg_dump will use it. This method isn't recommended as it's the least secure.
- Store the password in pgpass.conf. The location of this file is %APPDATA%\postgresql\pgpass.conf (where %APPDATA% refers to the Application Data subdirectory in the user's profile)
This method is considered most secure as you can set permissions on the file.
Help... I don't know the details of my database server!
If you're looking for the hostname, port, database name and password then you can find it in the Continua.Server.Service.exe.config file. The default location is: C:\Program Files\VSoft Technologies\ContinuaCI\Server
After opening the file, look for this section:
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<property name="connection.driver_class">NHibernate.Driver.NpgsqlDriver</property>
<property name="dialect">NHibernate.Dialect.PostgreSQL82Dialect</property>
<property name="connection.connection_string">Server=127.0.0.1;Port=9001;Database=ContinuaCI;User Id=postgres;Password=dsf99EDF983245LJfsdf;MinPoolSize=10;MaxPoolSize=256</property> |
The last line contains all the information you need to connect to your database.
Restoring