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It goes without saying, backup your data. With Cloud and Virtual computing take a snap shot. With manual backups you can use Confluence's built in backup utility (provide link to instructions) or manually make the following backups,
- TAR and Compress the Confluece Confluence data home folder for backup purposes
- Backup the database using your database management tools (will link to Roderick's articles on backing up of PostgreSQL here)
Database Password
Make sure you know the admin password for your database.
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