Backup and Import to a New Environment 
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.. index:: backup;backup add
.. index:: backup;backup create

The steps below show how to backup and import to a new environment.

1. Export:

   a. On the source system, create a remote backup location:
   
      **backup add remote <URI>**
      
      For example: 
      
      ::
      
         backup add remote sftp://sftpusr:sftpusr@172.29.41.107/remote


      Backups to sftp require ssh key-based authentication to be set up.
      Refer to :ref:`SSH_key_management` for further details.

   b. Create a localbackup:
   
      **backup create localbackup**
   c. List backups to get the date:
   
      **backup list**
   d. Export the local backup to the remote destination
      (created by **backup add remote**), for example:
   
      ::
      
         backup export localbackup remote 2015-06-01 12:58

2. Import:

   a. From the SFTP server, **scp** the ``.tar.gz`` file to the new box, for example:
   
      :: 
      
         $ ls
      
           201506021224.tar.gz
            
         $ scp 201506021224.tar.gz platform@172.29.21.97:/opt/platform/admin/home/media/
   b. Import the file as a localbackup, for example:
   
      ::
        
         backup import localbackup media/201506021224.tar.gz
   c. Restore the backup, for example:
   
      ::
      
         backup restore localbackup 2015-06-01 12:58



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