This article describes a way to create a backup, recover/transfer the main system data to another installation.

Data export

In order to export data from MongoDB to an archive on the current installation, the following command must be executed:

mongodump -d saymon -o mongodb_backup

Export configuration settings

It is necessary to make a copy of:

• the /etc/saymon directory, which contains server configuration files;

• the client configuration file /usr/local/saymon/client/client-config.js.
  

  In some cases the file  client-config.js can be stored in another directory. The directory can be found by either checking the nginx configuration file or using the following command:

  sudo find / -name "client-config.js"

Data import

In order to recover/import data to MongoDB on a new installation, the following command must be executed:

mongorestore --drop --noIndexRestore mongodb_backup
echo flushall | redis-cli

Import configuration settings

In order to import configuration settings, it is necessary to paste:

• the files from the previously saved directory with configurations files into the directory /etc/saymon;
• the client configuration file into the directory /usr/local/saymon/client.