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lium bk

Pod backups and restores. Each subcommand operates on a single pod (by HUID or index from lium ps).

lium bk SUBCOMMAND POD_ID [OPTIONS]

Subcommands​

SubcommandPurpose
nowTrigger an immediate one-off backup
setConfigure a recurring backup schedule for a pod
showShow the backup config and recent backups for a pod
restoreRestore a backup into a pod
rmDelete the backup config for a pod
logsShow backup job logs
restore-logsShow restore job logs

lium bk now POD_ID​

Trigger a backup right now.

FlagEffect
-n, --name NAMEBackup name (e.g. pre-release)
-d, --description TEXTBackup description
lium bk now my-pod -n pre-release -d "snapshot before deploy"

lium bk set POD_ID​

Configure a recurring backup schedule.

FlagEffect
--path PATHBackup path (default: /root)
--every DURATIONFrequency (e.g. 1h, 6h, 24h)
--keep DURATIONRetention (e.g. 1d, 7d, 30d)
-y, --yesSkip the confirmation prompt
lium bk set my-pod --every 6h --keep 7d
lium bk set my-pod --path /workspace --every 24h --keep 30d -y

lium bk show POD_ID​

Show the backup config and history for a pod.

lium bk show my-pod

lium bk restore POD_ID --id BACKUP_ID​

Restore a backup into a pod.

FlagEffect
--id BACKUP_IDRequired. Backup ID to restore
--to PATHRestore path (default: /root)
-y, --yesSkip confirmation
lium bk restore my-pod --id bkp-abc123
lium bk restore my-pod --id bkp-abc123 --to /workspace -y

lium bk rm POD_ID​

Delete the backup configuration for a pod.

lium bk rm my-pod -y

lium bk logs [POD_ID]​

Show backup job logs. Pod ID optional; with --id, shows details for one backup.

lium bk logs                          # Recent jobs across all pods
lium bk logs my-pod # Jobs for one pod
lium bk logs --id bkp-abc123 # Details for one backup

lium bk restore-logs [POD_ID]​

Show restore job logs for one pod. With --id, shows details for one restore. Specify either POD_ID or --id.

FlagEffect
--id RESTORE_IDRestore log ID to inspect
lium bk restore-logs my-pod           # Restore jobs for one pod
lium bk restore-logs --id rst-abc123 # Details for one restore

See also​

  • Backups — concept guide and schedule policies
  • Restores — concept guide
  • lium volumes — for detached storage instead of pod backups