[keycloak-user] backup strategy

[Corentin Dupont]

Another question, can I import a configuration in Keycloak while it is
running or do I need to stop it?


On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 12:09 PM, Corentin Dupont <corentin.dupont at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi guys,
> I wonder what the backup strategy is?
> Is it good practice to export regularly all Keycloak configuration?
>
> I can export with the command:
> ./keycloak/bin/standalone.sh -Dkeycloak.migration.action=export
> -Dkeycloak.migration.provider=singleFile -Dkeycloak.migration.file=export-`date
> +"%m-%d-%y"`.json -Djboss.http.port=8888 -Djboss.https.port=9999
> -Djboss.management.http.port=7777
>
> It exports the current configuration (realms, users...).
> I set different ports so it can run concurently with the running instance
> of keycloak.
> I can set a cron job with the command, but unfortunately this command need
> to be stopped by Ctrl-C.
>
> -> How to make it stop after the export?
>
> Other question, the export need to be run on the same container than
> Keycloak, but this is not very practical in a Cloud setting. I use Amazon
> ECS, so I have to log in the VM and then the container. I have then to
> extract the file with various scp.
> Is there any way to make this easier (i.e. with an API command)?
>
> Cheers
> Corentin
>