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# Replicating SQLite
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Next to your regular [backup methods](../admin/backup_and_restore.md), you might want to set up replication for disaster recovery to another path or external host.
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For this to work properly, SQLite needs the journal mode to be configured in `WAL` mode, with synchronous mode set to `NORMAL`. This is the default configuration for GoToSocial.
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You can check your settings in the configuration file. The journal mode is set in `db-sqlite-journal-mode` and the synchronous mode in `db-sqlite-synchronous`.
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## Litestream on Linux
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A relatively light, and fast way to set up replication with SQLite is by using [Litestream](https://litestream.io). It can be configured very easily and supports different backends like file based replication, S3 compatible storage and many other setups.
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You can then install the prebuilt package by either the deb file on Linux, or building it from source on other distributions.
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Using a .deb package on Linux:
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Navigate to the [releases page](https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream/releases/latest), and download the latest release (make sure to select the appropiate platform for the wget command below).
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```bash
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wget https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream/releases/download/v0.3.13/litestream-v0.3.13-linux-amd64.deb
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sudo dpkg -i litestream-*.deb
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```
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## Configuring Litestream
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Configuration is done by editing the configuration file. It's located in /etc/litestream.yml.
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### Configuring file based replication
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```yaml
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dbs:
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- path: /gotosocial/sqlite.db
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- path: /backup/sqlite.db
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```
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### Configuring S3 based replication
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Set up a bucket for replication, and make sure to set it to be private.
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Make sure to replace the example `access-key-id` and `secret-access-key` with the proper values from your dashboard.
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```yaml
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access-key-id: AKIAJSIE27KKMHXI3BJQ
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secret-access-key: 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
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dbs:
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- path: /gotosocial/sqlite.db
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- url: s3://my.bucket.com/db
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```
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When using a S3 compatible storage provider you will need to set an endpoint.
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For example for minio this can be done with the following configuration.
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```yaml
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access-key-id: miniouser
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secret-access-key: miniopassword
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dbs:
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- path: /gotosocial/sqlite.db
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- type: s3
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bucket: mybucket
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path: sqlite.db
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endpoint: minio:9000
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```
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## Enabling replication
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You can enable replication on Linux by enabling the Litestream service.
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```bash
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sudo systemctl enable litestream
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sudo systemctl start litestream
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```
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Check if it's running properly using `sudo journalctl -u litestream -f`.
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If you need to change the configuration file, restart Litestream:
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```bash
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sudo systemctl restart litestream
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```
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### Recovering from the configured backend
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You can pull down a recovery file from the stored backend with the following simple command.
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```bash
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sudo litestream restore
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```
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If you have configured multiple files to be backupped, or have multiple replicas, specify what you want to do.
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For filebased replication:
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```bash
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sudo litestream restore -o /gotosocial/sqlite.db /backup/sqlite.db
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```
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For s3 based replication:
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```bash
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sudo litestream restore -o /gotosocial/sqlite.db s3://bucketname/db
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```
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