azure devops repos backup

Question

How can I take backups for a code in Azure repos daily?

Answer 1

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Hello jihad majed,

Thank you for posting this in Microsoft Q&A. 

You can write a script, that clone and archive a repository and then stores the archive in your desired backup location, such as Azure Blob Storage, another repo, etc. This can be run as a cron job within Azure DevOps pipeline. Here is one example:

trigger:
  branches:
    include:
      - main

schedules:
  - cron: "0 2 * * *"
    branches:
      include:
        - main
    always: true

pool: 
  name: 'linux-agent-pool'

variables:
  BACKUP_PATH: "/tmp/repo_backup_$(Build.BuildId)"
  SERVICE_CONNECTION: "eng-lab-automation"
  STORAGE_ACCOUNT: "nachotestingsto"
  CONTAINER: "azure-repos"

steps:
  - script: |
      rm -rf $(BACKUP_PATH)  # Remove the directory if it exists
      mkdir -p $(BACKUP_PATH)
      git clone $(Build.Repository.Uri) $(BACKUP_PATH)
      tar -czf $(BACKUP_PATH).tar.gz -C $(BACKUP_PATH) .
    displayName: 'Clone Repository and Create Backup Archive'

  - task: AzureCLI@2
    inputs:
      azureSubscription: $(SERVICE_CONNECTION)
      scriptType: 'bash'
      scriptLocation: 'inlineScript'
      inlineScript: |
        az storage blob upload --account-name $(STORAGE_ACCOUNT) --container-name $(CONTAINER) --name repo_backup_$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildId).tar.gz --file $(BACKUP_PATH).tar.gz
    displayName: 'Upload Backup to Azure Blob Storage'

Here we archive a repo and upload to an Azure Storage Account. See the sample pipeline run - https://dev.azure.com/nacho-chukwu/Infrastructure%20As%20A%20Code/_build/results?buildId=48&view=logs&j=12f1170f-54f2-53f3-20dd-22fc7dff55f9&t=78db2542-c627-4140-8a7a-d06178fff4e4

Alternatively, you may consider using third-party solutions that offer Azure DevOps backups, such as Commvault and Backrightup that offer backup solutions for Azure DevOps Repos.

Thanks,
Iheanacho

Answer 2

@jihad majed Greetings!

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