Set Up the Backup Location

Introduction

Before running a backup the backup location needs to be set up by modifying the backup.xml file.

Location of the Backup.xml file

The backup.xml file is located in the Sintelix database folder. To find out the location of the Sintelix database folder, select the Status tab.

Edit the Backup.xml file

An example file is installed with Sintelix called backup-example.xml.

You can copy and modify this file to create the backup.xml file.

Target locations

Sintelix can be configured to save backup files to a:

  • a local filesystem location, or

  • Amazon Web Servies (AWS) S3 storage service.

Multiple locations

You can backup to multiple locations.

Example Backup.xml file
Example backup.xml file
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<BackupConfig>

   <!-- Local filesystem backup -->
   <FilesystemTarget name="Local Backup" location="C:\Sintelix Backup" />

   <!-- S3 backup with static AWS credentials -->
   <S3Target name="S3 Backup" bucket="demo-backup" prefix="" region="us-east-1">
      <AWSStaticCredentials>
         <AccessKeyId>AAAA</AccessKeyId>
         <SecretAccessKey>ZZZZ</SecretAccessKey>
      </AWSStaticCredentials>
   </S3Target>
   
</BackupConfig>