Automation script to restore JIRA cloud from the backup zip file

[Nijas Rawther]

Hi Team,

We are using the following python script to automate the backups and they are working fine and generating the zip files.

- https://bitbucket.org/atlassianlabs/automatic-cloud-backup/src/master/

Is there a similar script to automate the JIRA Cloud restores from these generated backup zip files ?

[Vish Reddy {Revyz}]

Hi @Nijas Rawther 

I have not seen a script for Restore's as of yet. As data restoration is a bit more complicated then backup. Some of the caveats that you need to keep in mind are below from the "Import Jira Cloud" page

https://[YOUR SITE].atlassian.net/secure/admin/CloudImport!start.jspa?source=CLOUD

• We recommend splitting your cloud backup file into two separate files: a data file containing your activeobjects.xml and entities.xml, and a separate one for your attachments and other media. Learn more

• The total size of the .xml files should be less than or equal to 10 GB before zipping and importing the file. To import larger files, contact support.

• Import your data first. Importing your data file will overwrite all data (except for users and groups) in your Jira Cloud site.

• Then, import your media file(s). If your media file is greater than 10 GB, split it into smaller (2 - 5 GB) files and import each separately. Learn more

How big is you backup data set? 

[Nijas Rawther]

@Vish Reddy {Revyz} 
Thanks for the response. 

Our dataset is roughly a few hundred GBs. 
We want to automate the backup and restore workflow for easy and continuous data protection. 

[Nijas Rawther]

@Vish Reddy {Revyz} Shall we connect so that we can explore our usecases in detail. 

[Vish Reddy {Revyz}]

Hi @Nijas Rawther,

Absolutely we could meet. I could be reached at vish.reddy@revyz.io

Also to ensure that there is no confusion, we at Revyz have a built an automatic backup and more importantly a granular restore solution for Jira, because of the challenges we saw that you are calling out.

It is relatively easy to backup data (of course there are challenges) but restoring data is a lot more complicated.

I can tell you first hand the challenges in building a granular restore solution. You can read more about what we have built here.

Thank you

Vish