winapps-org / winapps-org/winapps
Backup and restoration of Winapps container while using Docker/Podman
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Description
The current documentation does not contain information of the possibility of backing up the Winapps container and its possible restoration.
This would be beneficial especially for the cases, when Windows is activated with product key and re-installation of Windows becomes complicated.
I presume the approach should follow the general steps for backing up a container created using a compose-file, i.e. find ID of the container, export container to archive, find IDs of volumes, export volumes to archive and then when needed restore by importing the archives into Docker/Podman and proceed to up the compose.
Currently I cannot test this approach, since this would require wiping my container with activated Windows.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the existing documentation for the Docker/Podman compose setup and identify where container and volume lifecycle instructions belong. Document how to export the container and its volumes to archives and restore them before bringing the compose setup up again; done means the backup and restoration process is clear for both Docker and Podman users.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker
- Domain
- devops, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100