In the previous section, you learned how to stay informed about your current and historical server status. In this section, you'll learn how to use the backup and restore plugin along with reoccurring scheduled tasks to keep your GeoServer instance stable, current, and backed up. First, we'll look at the GeoServer backup and restore plugin. You'll learn how to schedule backups and how to restore them. Next, you'll learn about a unexpected use of backup and restore, for pushing staging server changes to production, cluster nodes, and standby nodes. Finally, you'll learn about the scheduled tasks that will keep your server backed up, in sync, and stable.
The backup and restore plugin provides a managed way to restore changes ...
