docs/content/admin/managing-github-actions-for-your-enterprise/advanced-configuration-and-troubleshooting/backing-up-and-restoring-github-enterprise-server-with-github-actions-enabled.md

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Backing up and restoring GitHub Enterprise Server with GitHub Actions enabled	Backing up and restoring	To restore a backup of {% data variables.location.product_location %} when {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is enabled, you must configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} before restoring the backup with {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise_backup_utilities %}.	ghes *	how_to	Actions Backups Enterprise Infrastructure	/admin/github-actions/backing-up-and-restoring-github-enterprise-server-with-github-actions-enabled /admin/github-actions/advanced-configuration-and-troubleshooting/backing-up-and-restoring-github-enterprise-server-with-github-actions-enabled

About backups of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} when using {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}

You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise_backup_utilities %} to back up and restore the data and configuration for {% data variables.location.product_location %} to a new instance. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

However, not all the data for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is included in these backups. {% data reusables.actions.enterprise-storage-ha-backups %}

Restoring a backup of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} when {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is enabled

To restore a backup of {% data variables.location.product_location %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}, you must manually configure network settings and external storage on the destination instance before you restore your backup from {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise_backup_utilities %}.

1. Create a new instance with the "New Install" option. For installation instructions for the virtualization platform of your choice, see AUTOTITLE.

2. In the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %}, configure network settings and external storage for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on the destination instance. See AUTOTITLE.

3. After {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is configured and enabled, to restore the rest of the data from the backup, use the ghe-restore command. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

4. Re-register your self-hosted runners on the destination instance. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

5. To ensure that the bundled actions that are pre-installed on your new instance are up to date, enter the following command.

   ghe-config --unset 'app.actions.actions-repos-sha1sum'
   

   {% data reusables.enterprise.apply-configuration %}