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Added docker example for backup (#5846)

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* Added docker example for backup

* Fix using docker command example

* Clarify --tempdir as per @lafriks suggestion
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Alexandros Nicolaides 2019-04-08 15:45:29 +03:00 committed by Lauris BH
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@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ Inside the `gitea-dump-1482906742.zip` file, will be the following:
Intermediate backup files are created in a temporary directory specified either with the
`--tempdir` command-line parameter or the `TMPDIR` environment variable.
### Using Docker (`dump`)
There are a few caveats for using the `dump` command with Docker.
The command has to be executed with the `RUN_USER = <OS_USERNAME>` specified in `gitea/conf/app.ini`; and, for the zipping of the backup folder to occur without permission error the command `docker exec` must be executed inside of the `--tempdir`.
Example:
```docker exec -u <OS_USERNAME> -it -w <--tempdir> $(docker ps -qf "name=<NAME_OF_DOCKER_CONTAINER>") bash -c '/app/gitea/gitea dump -c </path/to/app.ini>'```
*Note: `--tempdir` refers to the temporary directory of the docker enviroment used by gitea; if you have not specified a custom `--tempdir`, then gitea uses `/tmp` or the `TMPDIR` enviromental variable of the docker container. For `--tempdir` adjust your `docker exec` command options accordingly.
The result should be a file, stored in the `--tempdir` specified, along the lines of: `gitea-dump-1482906742.zip`
## Restore Command (`restore`)
There is currently no support for a recovery command. It is a manual process that mostly