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Backing up and restoring your instance
You can configure backups for your instance and troubleshoot common backup problems.
- About the backup service for GitHub Enterprise Server
- Understanding the backup service
- Configuring the backup service
- Creating and monitoring backups
- Restoring from a backup
- Restoring with GitHub Actions enabled
- Backup service settings reference
- Understanding the snapshot file structure
- Configuring backups on your instance with Backup Utilities