It seems there is an API for live backups of SQLite (https://www.sqlite.org/backup.html), so in theory it is possible with other tools.
The link https://www.sqlite.org/howtocorrupt.html mentions: Systems that run automatic backups in the background might try to make a > backup copy of an SQLite database file while it is in the middle of a > transaction. The backup copy then might contain some old and some new > content, and thus be corrupt. I agree, the best and simplest approach is to stop Mayan and then do the backup. On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 11:34:53 PM UTC-4, Hans Fritz wrote: > > Can it potentially corrupt the backup if the mayan-edms docker container > isn't stopped while the backup is being made? I'm using the sqlite3 > datastore. > > My instincts tell me that it can get corrupted if Mayan writes to the > sqlite database while it's being archived, but I'd like to make sure. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mayan EDMS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
