Backups & updates

Keep CloudZH current with one button and keep a copy of your settings.

Updating CloudZH

When an update is available it appears under Needs attention. Click Update, or on the server:

zh update

The update runs as its own service. The dashboard reloads after 60 seconds and keeps your page. Settings → Updates shows whether updates are set up on this server and which channel it follows (Stable or Experimental).

Updating from an archive

Got a new version as an installer archive? Copy it to the server like the first installer (<file> is its file name), unpack it into a new folder and upgrade from there:

rm -rf ~/cloudzh-new && mkdir ~/cloudzh-new
tar xzf ~/<file> -C ~/cloudzh-new --strip-components=1
zh upgrade ~/cloudzh-new

Users, apps, settings and keys stay as they are.

Updating apps

Each app page has Update for its image. Image updates stay possible in restricted license mode, because security fixes for your apps should never wait for an invoice.

Backups

Backups → Back up now creates a backup of CloudZH and app settings. On the server:

zh backup

Keep a copy elsewhere

A backup on the same disk does not survive that disk. Download it or copy it to another machine. Your media library is not part of the backup. Backups open only with the backup key from the installation (sudo cat /etc/cloudzh/backup.key); keep it in your password manager.