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Backup and restore data Commercial Edition ​

Backing up your data regularly helps prevent data loss and allows you to restore your system quickly if necessary. Follow these instructions to back up and restore your data using Plane’s command-line interface.

For Docker Compose ​

Backup data ​

WARNING

Prime CLI is for Docker installations only. These commands only work on Plane instances originally installed using prime-cli.

Create a backup of your Plane data with ↓:

bash
sudo prime-cli backup

This command initiates a full backup of all critical data, storing it in the default backup location at:

bash
/opt/plane/backups

Each backup file will be timestamped to ensure you can easily identify the latest or a specific backup if needed.

Backup plane.env ​

If you need to back up only the plane.env file, you'll need to do it manually. Here’s how:

  1. Navigate to the /opt/plane folder on your machine or server where Plane is installed..
  2. Locate the plane.env file.
  3. Copy this file to a different location as a backup, so you can restore it if needed.

Restore data ​

You can restore your data from a previous backup with ↓:

bash
sudo prime-cli restore

This command prompts the restoration process, which will overwrite the current data with the data from the most recent backup file. Ensure you have selected the correct backup before running this command, as restoring will replace your current data.

Community Edition

Backup data ​

To create a backup, start by running the setup script:

bash
./setup.sh

You’ll see a menu of options—just type 7 to select "Backup Data."

Select an Action you want to perform:
   1) Install (x86_64)
   2) Start
   3) Stop
   4) Restart
   5) Upgrade
   6) View Logs
   7) Backup Data
   8) Exit

Action [2]: 7

The system will start backing up the PostgreSQL, Redis, and upload data:

Backing Up plane-app_pgdata
Backing Up plane-app_redisdata
Backing Up plane-app_uploads

Backup completed successfully. Backup files are stored in /....../plane-app/backup/20240502-1120

The backup files are stored locally, so you can copy them to an external storage service if needed for extra security.

Backup plane.env ​

If you need to back up only the plane.env file, you'll need to do it manually. Here’s how:

  1. Navigate to the folder on your machine or server where Plane is installed..
  2. Locate the plane.env file.
  3. Copy this file to a different location as a backup, so you can restore it if needed.

Restore data ​

Follow these steps to restore data from a backup:

  1. Make sure Plane-CE is installed and started, then stop it. This ensures the necessary Docker volumes are ready.

  2. Use the command ↓ to download the restore script. It’s easiest to save it in the same directory as setup.sh.

    bash
    curl -fsSL -o restore.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/makeplane/plane/refs/heads/preview/deployments/cli/community/restore.sh
chmod +x restore.sh

  3. Now, run the command ↓ to restore your data, specifying the path to your backup folder (the folder with the *.tar.gz files):

    bash
    ./restore.sh <path to backup folder containing *.tar.gz files>

    Here’s an example output for restoring from /opt/plane-selfhost/plane-app/backup/20240722-0914:

    bash
        --------------------------------------------
    ____  _                          /////////
    |  _ \| | __ _ _ __   ___         /////////
    | |_) | |/ _` | '_ \ / _ \   /////    /////
    |  __/| | (_| | | | |  __/   /////    /////
    |_|   |_|\__,_|_| |_|\___|        ////
                                    ////
    --------------------------------------------
    Project management tool from the future
    --------------------------------------------
    Found /opt/plane-selfhost/plane-app/backup/20240722-0914/pgdata.tar.gz
    .....Restoring plane-app_pgdata
    .....Successfully restored volume plane-app_pgdata from pgdata.tar.gz

    Found /opt/plane-selfhost/plane-app/backup/20240722-0914/redisdata.tar.gz
    .....Restoring plane-app_redisdata
    .....Successfully restored volume plane-app_redisdata from redisdata.tar.gz

    Found /opt/plane-selfhost/plane-app/backup/20240722-0914/uploads.tar.gz
    .....Restoring plane-app_uploads
    .....Successfully restored volume plane-app_uploads from uploads.tar.gz


    Restore completed successfully.

  4. Start your Plane instance again with ↓:

    bash
    ./setup.sh start

That’s it! You’re back up and running with your restored data.

Other deployment methods ​

For Kubernetes, or other deployment methods, use your platform's native backup tools. Plane stores data in two places that need to be backed up:

ComponentWhat it contains
PostgreSQL databaseAll Plane data — workspaces, projects, work items, users, comments, settings
Object storageAttachments, uploaded images, files (MinIO, S3, or S3-compatible storage)

Configuration files ​

Also back up your environment configuration — this includes database connection strings, storage credentials, and other settings.

  • Kubernetes: Helm values file, ConfigMaps, and Secrets
  • Other platforms: Environment variables or configuration files specific to your setup

TIP

Store backups in a separate location from your Plane installation — ideally offsite or in a different cloud region.