> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.lilt.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Backup

## Introduction and Terminology

This guide describes the back-up, reset and restoration of an installed LILT system. The terminology *master* and *node* refer to Kubernetes nodes created in the original installation.

|        |                                             |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| master | All apps are deployed in kubernetes cluster |
| node   | Content is saved inside \$shared\_storage   |

## Creating Back-up

Creating a database backup saves database information, documents, and assets for later restoration.

#### master

Database

```ruby theme={null}
$ mysqldump --host <DBHost> --user root -p lilt_dev > backup.sql
```

\<DBHost> can be found by running:

```csharp theme={null}
$ kubectl get configmap -n lilt lilt-configmap -o yaml | grep -i dbhost
```

#### **node**

Documents and Assets

Copy and save contents of \$shared\_storage/PVC(s) (e.g. /liltdata/pvc\_\*), to the desired location.

#### **Reset**

Resets the installation to its initial state. This is an *optional* procedure for the following use case:

<Info>
  Team A in the organization is using LILT, and has accumulated data. Then, Team B asks for a “fresh install” of LILT, but instead of re-provisioning a second set of hardware and re-installing from scratch, you can backup Team A’s data, reset LILT to a pristine state, and allow Team B to use LILT. When Team B is finished with the evaluation, you can backup Team B’s data, reset LILT to a pristine state, and restore Team A’s data.
</Info>

<Warning>
  **Do not run these steps without performing a back-up. It will irrevocably delete all data in the system.**
</Warning>

Follow the below steps in order:

#### master

Remove all apps

Run the following:

`$ cd $install_dir`

`$ ./uninstall-lilt.sh`

#### **node**

Remove \$shared\_storage

`$ sudo rm -rf /$shared_storage/pvc*`

#### **master**

Install apps with no data

Run the following:

`$ cd $install_dir`

`$ ./install-lilt.sh`

#### **Verification**

If you see **Error: UPGRADE FAILED: timed out waiting for the condition**, please continue as this can happen due to time taken by the pods to startup, apps deployment happens as expected.

* Please ensure all the pods are healthy (in “Running” status). This can take some time as all pods would connect to local docker-registry to download the new images in the node.

* `$ kubectl get pods -n lilt`

* Browse the site over ingress host URL by pointing it to one of the node IP addresses.