Export & Import

Introduction

Vito can export everything it has stored into a single backup file, and import it back into another instance. This is useful for migrating to a new Vito instance, or for keeping a backup of your current one.

Export

From Admin > Export & Import, click Export to download a backup. The file is a zip named vito-backup-YYYY-MM-DD.zip and contains:

The Vito database (database.sqlite), which holds your servers, sites, projects, users, logs, and all other records.
The instance's environment file (.env).
The instance's SSH key pair (ssh-public.key and ssh-private.pem).
The server key pairs.
The stored server logs.

The backup contains your instance's private SSH key and the full database. Store it somewhere secure and treat it as sensitive.

Import

Click Import and upload a previously exported zip file to restore it.

Importing replaces the current database, environment file, SSH keys, key pairs, and server logs with the contents of the backup. It is a full restore, not a merge. Only import into a fresh instance, or one whose current data you are intentionally overwriting.

Because the instance's SSH key pair is part of the backup, an imported instance keeps the same keys and can continue to connect to your existing servers without re-adding them.