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Backing up and restoring GitHub Enterprise Server with GitHub Actions enabled	Backing up and restoring	{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} data on your external storage provider is not included in regular {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} backups, and must be backed up separately.	ghes >=3.0	how_to	Actions Backups Enterprise Infrastructure	/admin/github-actions/backing-up-and-restoring-github-enterprise-server-with-github-actions-enabled

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-storage-ha-backups %}

If you use {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise_backup_utilities %} to back up {% data variables.product.product_location %}, it's important to note that {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} data stored on your external storage provider is not included in the backup.

This is an overview of the steps required to restore {% data variables.product.product_location %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} to a new appliance:

1. Confirm that the original appliance is offline.
2. Manually configure network settings on the replacement {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} appliance. Network settings are excluded from the backup snapshot, and are not overwritten by ghe-restore.
3. Configure the replacement appliance to use the same {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} external storage configuration as the original appliance.
4. Enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on the replacement appliance. This will connect the replacement appliance to the same external storage for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.
5. After {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is configured with the external storage provider, use the ghe-restore command to restore the rest of the data from the backup. For more information, see "Restoring a backup."
6. Re-register your self-hosted runners on the replacement appliance. For more information, see Adding self-hosted runners.

For more information on backing up and restoring {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, see "Configuring backups on your appliance."