Local backup to test

[GladysSobrido]

Hello, I'm new to Apostrophe but as I have used other CMS in the past (joomla), my friend has given me the credentials to their ApostropheCMS so I can try to fix some issues on their website. I would like to make a local copy of the full site on my computer so I can do tests over there before making any permanent changes on the real website. Can you tell me how can I do this backup? thank you.

[abea]

I assume you're talking about copying the data and you already have access to the site code. If you're asking about setting up the site code, you should see the environment setup documentation.

Copying the content could be easy or... less easy. If they used the official boilerplate then it should have a sync down script already. It would also depend on them having populated a /deployment/settings.production file with production server IP and username. To use that script you would run bash ./scripts/sync-down production from the command line locally when at the project root. It would probably ask for the server user password unless you have a matching SSH key.

If that isn't set up already you could set it up. Again, that involves setting up the production deployment settings file following the boilerplate example and making sure that the sync-down script is in the project.

Alternatively you could manually pull the uploaded files and MongoDB database from the server to your local machine. The best way to see those steps really is to look at the sync down script. The important lines start on line 28.

If that isn't the information you needed, please update with more specific details.

[GladysSobrido]

Thank you for your answer. I don't have access to the code by now. If I install the enviroment on my computer, will I be able to acess the code then? Do I need the credentials of the hosting provider?
Thank you

[abea]

The code for their website? You would need to ask them where that is. I would hope in version control somewhere, but you could also use rsync or FTP to pull the code from their server. It sounds like you need to learn more about their web hosting and the project generally before proceeding.

[GladysSobrido]

The website was created by a man with who they didn't had a good relationship in the end, so he didn't left any document explaining how he had created it. It was supposed to be a simple clean site but he mixed Apostrophe with something else, I think he inserted code modules, now there are things as pictures or a foot with a menu that cannot be modified though Apostrophe.
I would try to download it all with FTP and find out a way to modify it.
Thank you

[boutell]

I see. You'll want to read the Apostrophe Getting Started guide then, and you'll need to learn how to use the mongodump, mongorestore and rsync utilities to get a copy of the database on your local computer. If you have some budget for this, you might want to consider reaching out to an ApostropheCMS partner company to see if they are up for helping you with this project: https://apostrophecms.com/partners

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