Backup and restore gitlab ce running in docker 2025-11-22

Backup

docker exec -it gitlab gitlab-backup create STRATEGY=copy

This creates a single .tar file that contains everything: repositories, database, uploads, builds, artifacts, LFS, registry, pages, etc. The backup file is saved inside the container at $GITLAB_HOME/data/backups

Restore

# 1. Stop GitLab
docker compose down

# 2. Put the .tar file into $GITLAB_HOME/data/backups/

# 3. Restore
docker exec -it gitlab gitlab-backup restore BACKUP=1732301234_2025_11_22_18.6.0

# 4. Start again
docker compose up -d
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2025/11/22 by admin