[JIRA] [thinBackup] (JENKINS-21221) Add option for backing up of plugin archives, as well as arbitrary files

Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:58:54 -0800

There is nothing wrong with backing up only the metadata, it's fast and storage-efficient for sure.

As a matter of personal preferences, I prefer having the option of a full backup for a more straight-forward restore. I am looking at the following potential benefits:

  • offline restore, with no or controlled connectivity to the internet
  • 'manual' restore where the backed up ZIP can be restored manually to recreate an instance. That's also arguably an added safeguard that the restore should always be possible.
  • When the plugin mix includes some internally-developed plugins that were installed by uploading a .jpi/.hpi file, that can't be found on an update site.
  • By storing the .hpi/.jpi files along with the .disabled marker files, we can restore the exact plugin mix, including the plugins that were temporarily disabled. At least I don't believe the standard way allows for this.
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