Backups And Restore

Backups And Restore

Relaywright can create, validate, download, delete, and restore backup bundles from the admin UI.

Open:

System -> Backups

What Backups Include

For SQLite installs, Relaywright backup bundles cover:

• database snapshot;
• message spool files referenced by the database snapshot;
• certificates and listener configuration where applicable;
• backup metadata needed for restore validation.

Successful backups are validated immediately so the dashboard can report restore readiness.

What Backups Do Not Restore

Portable backup bundles intentionally do not restore:

• admin accounts;
• admin passwords;
• protected relay secrets;
• Data Protection keys;
• admin HTTPS certificate passwords;
• sensitive diagnostic or operational failure text.

Keep host-level backups for full machine recovery, especially Data Protection keys and service-level secrets.

Encrypted Manual Backups

Manual backups can be encrypted with a one-time password. The password is not stored.

Scheduled backups remain unencrypted because Relaywright does not store a scheduled-backup encryption password.

Scheduled Backups

Use scheduled backups to create regular SQLite backup bundles. Configure interval and retention carefully so backup storage does not fill the data volume.

Restore

Restore stages a backup and requests a restart. Restore replaces database, spool, certificates, and listener settings after restart.

Before restore:

1. Download or copy the current data directory if possible.
2. Confirm the backup validates.
3. Confirm you know the admin account recovery path.
4. Plan a service restart window.

For SQL Server and MySQL installs, use database-platform backup and restore tooling. Relaywright's built-in restore path is SQLite-only.