# koha-run-backups

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koha-run-backups Performs backups of the koha installations on the system, except an instance called 'demo'. UNIX/Linux
`koha-run-backups` `--output` /some/path `--days` 2

### Options

`--output`

  The directory that the resulting files will be placed into (default: /var/spool/koha).

`--days`

  The number of days to keep backups around for (default: 2).

`--exclude-indexes`

  Exclude Zebra indexes from the backups (default: false).

### Description

`koha-run-backups` allows automation of backing up the koha data and configuration to the filesystem. It will keep the past so many backups, discarding older ones. This script uses `koha-dump` to do the actual backup.

If there is an instance called 'demo', it will be skipped by this script.

Note: backups produced using this tool can be restored using `koha-restore`.

### See also

- `koha-dump(8)`
- `koha-restore(8)`