# Cloudback Docs ## Cloudback Docs - [Getting Started](https://docs.cloudback.it/readme.md): Get started with Cloudback - your guide to automated backups and restores across all supported platforms. - [What is Cloudback?](https://docs.cloudback.it/what-is-cloudback.md): Secure, automated backup solution for GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitLab, and Linear with enterprise-grade security, metadata protection, and flexible storage options. - [GitHub](https://docs.cloudback.it/github.md): Cloudback for GitHub - setup, backup contents, restore, and pricing for GitHub repository backups. - [Installation Guide](https://docs.cloudback.it/github/installation-guide.md): Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Cloudback for GitHub repository backups, including plan selection, payment options, and initial setup. - [First Backup Walkthrough](https://docs.cloudback.it/github/first-backup-walkthrough.md): Learn how to monitor and manage your first GitHub repository backup with Cloudback, including dashboard navigation, automated backups, and manual backup options. - [Backup Contents](https://docs.cloudback.it/github/backup-contents.md): Detailed overview of what's included in Cloudback backups for GitHub repositories, including issues, pull requests, labels, and API-related limitations. - [Restore](https://docs.cloudback.it/github/restore.md): Learn how to restore GitHub repository backups using Cloudback, including the restore application, cross-account restore, source restrictions, and what gets restored. - [Pricing](https://docs.cloudback.it/github/pricing.md): How Cloudback pricing works for GitHub repositories, including unit costs, what's included in backups, and where to subscribe. - [Azure DevOps](https://docs.cloudback.it/azure-devops.md): Cloudback for Azure DevOps - setup, backup contents, restore, and pricing for Azure DevOps repository backups. - [Installation Guide](https://docs.cloudback.it/azure-devops/installation-guide.md): Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Cloudback for Azure DevOps repository backups, including Azure Marketplace subscription and initial setup. - [First Backup Walkthrough](https://docs.cloudback.it/azure-devops/first-backup-walkthrough.md): Learn how to monitor and manage your first Azure DevOps repository backup with Cloudback, including dashboard navigation, automated backups, and manual backup options. - [Backup Contents](https://docs.cloudback.it/azure-devops/backup-contents.md): Detailed overview of what's included in Cloudback backups for Azure DevOps repositories, including pull requests, comments, and attachments. - [Restore](https://docs.cloudback.it/azure-devops/restore.md): Learn how to restore Azure DevOps repository backups using Cloudback, including the authorization flow and what gets restored. - [Pricing](https://docs.cloudback.it/azure-devops/pricing.md): How Cloudback pricing works for Azure DevOps repositories, including unit costs, what's included in backups, and where to subscribe. - [GitLab](https://docs.cloudback.it/gitlab.md): Cloudback for GitLab - setup, backup contents, restore, and pricing for GitLab project backups. - [Installation Guide](https://docs.cloudback.it/gitlab/installation-guide.md): Step-by-step guide to connecting your GitLab account to Cloudback for automated backup of repositories, issues, merge requests, and project metadata. - [First Backup Walkthrough](https://docs.cloudback.it/gitlab/first-backup-walkthrough.md): Walk through your first GitLab project backup with Cloudback, from triggering the backup to viewing results and downloading the archive. - [Backup Contents](https://docs.cloudback.it/gitlab/backup-contents.md): Detailed breakdown of all GitLab project data included in Cloudback backups, including repository clone and structured metadata. - [Restore](https://docs.cloudback.it/gitlab/restore.md): Learn how to restore GitLab project data from a Cloudback backup, including repository, issues, merge requests, labels, milestones, and boards. - [Pricing](https://docs.cloudback.it/gitlab/pricing.md): How Cloudback pricing works for GitLab projects, including unit costs, what's included in backups, and where to subscribe. - [Linear](https://docs.cloudback.it/linear.md): Cloudback for Linear - setup, backup contents, restore, and pricing for Linear workspace backups. - [Installation Guide](https://docs.cloudback.it/linear/installation-guide.md): Step-by-step guide to connecting your Linear workspace to Cloudback for automated backup of issues, projects, documents, and other workspace data. - [First Backup Walkthrough](https://docs.cloudback.it/linear/first-backup-walkthrough.md): Walk through your first Linear workspace backup with Cloudback, from triggering the backup to viewing results and downloading the archive. - [Backup Contents](https://docs.cloudback.it/linear/backup-contents.md): Detailed breakdown of all Linear workspace data included in Cloudback backups, including issues, projects, documents, cycles, templates, and embedded files. - [Restore](https://docs.cloudback.it/linear/restore.md): Learn how to restore Linear workspace data from a Cloudback backup, including the authorization flow, empty workspace requirement, and supported entities. - [Pricing](https://docs.cloudback.it/linear/pricing.md): How Cloudback pricing works for Linear workspaces, including the tiered per-member unit model, what's included in backups, and where to subscribe. - [Managing Backups](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups.md): Guide to managing backups with Cloudback, including automated schedules, retention policies, and storage configuration. - [Automated Daily Backups](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/automated-daily-backups.md): Configure and manage Cloudback automated daily backups for GitHub repositories, including custom schedules, storage options, and retention policies. - [On-Demand Manual Backups](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/one-click-manual-backups.md): Learn how to create on-demand manual backups of your repositories with Cloudback, perfect for pre-change snapshots or immediate backup needs. - [Setting Backup Schedules](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/setting-backup-schedules.md): Create and apply custom backup schedules for your repositories in Cloudback using cron-based options for daily, weekly, or monthly backups. - [Manage Backup Storage](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/manage-backup-storage.md): Learn how to configure and manage storage options for your backups in Cloudback, including Cloudback Managed and Customer Managed Storage solutions. - [Backup Retention Policy](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/backup-retention-policy.md): Configure how long Cloudback keeps your repository backups with customizable retention policies, helping you manage storage efficiently. - [Account Settings](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/account-settings.md): Configure default backup settings for your repositories in Cloudback, including timezone, schedules, storage options, and repository naming patterns. - [Bulk Operations](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/bulk-operations.md): Efficiently manage multiple repositories in Cloudback by applying backup settings in bulk, including schedules, storage options, and retention policies. - [Data Deduplication](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/data-deduplication.md): Optimize your backup storage with Cloudback's data deduplication, reducing costs by eliminating duplicate archives while maintaining data integrity. - [Email Notifications](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/email-notifications.md): Stay informed about your repository backup status with Cloudback's email notifications, which alert you to failed backups and provide troubleshooting guidance. - [Instant Notifications](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/instant-notifications.md): Receive real-time alerts about your backup status in Cloudback through Slack, Discord, or Microsoft Teams with customizable notification triggers and daily summaries. - [Archive Name Pattern](https://docs.cloudback.it/managing-backups/archive-name-pattern.md): Customize your backup archive names in Cloudback using the Scriban templating engine with variables for dates, repository names, and unique identifiers. - [Data Restoration](https://docs.cloudback.it/data-restoration.md): Learn how to restore your backups with Cloudback, including downloading archives and restoring to any supported platform. - [Download Backups](https://docs.cloudback.it/data-restoration/download-backups.md): Learn how to download your backups from Cloudback to your local machine, including handling password-protected archives. - [Restoring a Backup](https://docs.cloudback.it/data-restoration/restoring-a-backup.md): Step-by-step guide to restoring your Cloudback backups to GitHub, Azure DevOps, Linear, or GitLab, including cross-platform restore between GitHub and GitLab. - [Bulk Restore](https://docs.cloudback.it/data-restoration/bulk-restore.md): Restore multiple items from backup in just a few clicks using Cloudback's Bulk Restore feature, with cross-platform support for GitHub and GitLab. - [Cross-Platform Restore](https://docs.cloudback.it/data-restoration/cross-platform-restore.md): Restore data between GitHub and GitLab with Cloudback's cross-platform restore feature, using the entity conversion system for bidirectional migration. - [Automation](https://docs.cloudback.it/automation.md): Discover Cloudback's automation tools and APIs for programmatically managing repository backups and integrating with your existing workflows. - [Terraform Provider](https://docs.cloudback.it/automation/terraform-provider.md): Explore the Cloudback Terraform Provider, an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that enables automated management of backup configurations through Terraform. - [Operations API](https://docs.cloudback.it/automation/operations-api.md): Learn how to manage Cloudback backup definitions programmatically using the Operations API for automated backup configuration across supported platforms. - [MCP Server](https://docs.cloudback.it/automation/mcp-server.md): Manage Cloudback backup definitions, storages, schedules, and retention policies from AI assistants like Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code. - [Dashboard](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard.md): Overview of the Cloudback dashboard interface for managing backups, monitoring status, and accessing backup details. - [Dashboard Overview](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/dashboard-overview.md): Explore the Cloudback Dashboard - your central hub for viewing repositories, triggering backups, and monitoring backup status. - [Repository Details](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/repository-details.md): View and manage detailed information about your repository backups in Cloudback, including settings, statistics, backup history, and restore options. Works across all supported platforms. - [Backup Details](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/backup-details.md): View backup details in Cloudback, including status, archive size, deduplication info, and platform-specific metadata statistics. - [Backup Status Badge](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/backup-status-badge.md): Display your repository backup status with Cloudback's embeddable status badge, providing visual confirmation of backup health on your repository page. - [User Roles](https://docs.cloudback.it/dashboard/user-roles.md): Manage user access to account settings and repositories in Cloudback. Only Global Admins can assign roles and control user permissions. - [Storage Configuration](https://docs.cloudback.it/storage-configuration.md): Configure where your backups are stored with Cloudback, including managed cloud storage options and custom storage configurations. - [Cloudback Managed Storages](https://docs.cloudback.it/storage-configuration/cloudback-managed-storages.md): Use Cloudback's pre-configured storage options located in multiple global regions (US, EU, UK, Australia, Singapore) for storing your backups. - [Customer Managed Storages](https://docs.cloudback.it/storage-configuration/customer-managed-storages.md): Configure your own storage solutions for your backups with Cloudback, supporting Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, OneDrive, and other providers. - [Replicating Backups](https://docs.cloudback.it/storage-configuration/replicating-backups.md): Enhance data redundancy by replicating your GitHub repository backups across multiple storage locations with Cloudback's composite storage feature. - [Supported Storages](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages.md): Explore the various cloud storage providers supported by Cloudback for backups, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and more. - [Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/alibaba-cloud-object-storage-service.md): Configure Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) as a secure, cost-effective storage solution for your repository backups in Cloudback. - [Amazon S3 Bucket via Access Key](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/amazon-s3-bucket-via-access-key.md): Set up Amazon S3 Bucket with Access Key authentication as a storage solution for your backups in Cloudback, with detailed permission requirements. - [Amazon S3 Bucket via Access Point](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/amazon-s3-bucket-via-access-point.md): Configure Amazon S3 Bucket with Access Point for your backups in Cloudback, providing enhanced security through policy-based access control. - [Amazon S3 Glacier](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/amazon-s3-glacier.md): Use Amazon S3 Glacier as a low-cost, long-term storage solution for your backups in Cloudback, with comprehensive security and compliance capabilities. - [Amazon S3 Object Tagging](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/amazon-s3-object-tagging.md): Categorize and organize your repository backups in Amazon S3 using object tagging with Cloudback, supporting custom tags and repository-specific variables. - [Google Cloud Storage Bucket](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/google-cloud-storage-bucket.md): Set up Google Cloud Storage Bucket as a reliable, scalable storage solution for your repository backups in Cloudback with simple role-based access control. - [Microsoft Azure Blob Container](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/microsoft-azure-blob-container.md): Configure Microsoft Azure Blob Container as a secure, scalable storage solution for your repository backups in Cloudback using Shared Access Signatures. - [Microsoft OneDrive Business](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/microsoft-onedrive-business.md): Store your repository backups in Microsoft OneDrive for Business with Cloudback, providing smooth integration with your existing Microsoft 365 environment. - [Microsoft OneDrive Personal](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/microsoft-onedrive-personal.md): Use your personal Microsoft OneDrive account to store repository backups with Cloudback, utilizing the secure OneDrive App Folder for private storage. - [OpenStack Swift](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/openstack-swift-storage.md): Configure OpenStack Swift as a storage solution for your repository backups in Cloudback using the S3-compatible API for smooth integration. - [Wasabi Customer Managed Storage](https://docs.cloudback.it/supported-storages/wasabi-customer-managed-storage.md): Configure Wasabi as a cost-effective, high-performance storage solution for your repository backups in Cloudback, with S3-compatible API and no egress fees. - [Encryption Management](https://docs.cloudback.it/encryption-management.md): Learn how Cloudback encrypts backup archives and how to manage your own encryption keys for full control over backup security. - [Encryption Overview](https://docs.cloudback.it/encryption-management/encryption-overview.md): Overview of Cloudback encryption modes - built-in and customer-managed - and how to choose the right one for your organization. - [RSA Lockbox: Setup and Usage](https://docs.cloudback.it/encryption-management/rsa-lockbox.md): How to generate an RSA key pair, create an RSA Lockbox encryption provider in Cloudback, assign it to accounts, and rotate keys. - [Customer-Held RSA Lockbox: Setup and Usage](https://docs.cloudback.it/encryption-management/customer-held-rsa-lockbox.md): How to set up Customer-Held RSA Lockbox in Cloudback, where the encrypted backup password is stored as a .lockbox sidecar in your own backup storage, and how to restore using your private key. - [Account and Billing Management](https://docs.cloudback.it/account-and-billing-management.md): Manage your Cloudback pricing, payment methods, subscriptions, and billing information. - [Pricing](https://docs.cloudback.it/account-and-billing-management/pricing.md): Cloudback pricing plans, billing cycles, and pay-as-you-go options. Per-unit pricing across all supported platforms - all features included on every plan. - [Payment Methods](https://docs.cloudback.it/account-and-billing-management/payment-methods.md): Explore Cloudback's flexible payment options including direct credit-card checkout via Paddle, GitHub Marketplace, Azure Marketplace, bank transfer, and Coupa Supplier Portal. - [Subscription Management](https://docs.cloudback.it/account-and-billing-management/subscription-management.md): Learn how to manage your Cloudback subscriptions, assign them to different accounts, and view account coverage across all supported platforms. - [Invoiced Customers](https://docs.cloudback.it/account-and-billing-management/invoiced-customers.md): Information for GitHub Enterprise and invoiced customers on how to purchase Cloudback plans through direct bank transfers instead of GitHub Marketplace. - [Troubleshooting and Support](https://docs.cloudback.it/troubleshooting-and-support.md): Find solutions to common issues with Cloudback backups and learn how to contact support for additional assistance. - [Known Issues](https://docs.cloudback.it/troubleshooting-and-support/known-issues.md): Documentation of known issues in Cloudback, including GitHub organization role changes and their impact on dashboard access, with detailed workarounds. - [IP Address Whitelist](https://docs.cloudback.it/troubleshooting-and-support/ip-whitelist.md): Configure IP address allowlisting to ensure Cloudback can access your GitHub repositories and maintain uninterrupted backup operations. - [Contact us](https://docs.cloudback.it/troubleshooting-and-support/contact-us.md): Get in touch with Cloudback support via email, submit issues or feature requests through our GitHub issue tracker, or find our company contact information. - [Security and Compliance](https://docs.cloudback.it/security-and-compliance.md): Learn about Cloudback's security features and compliance standards for backups, including encryption, access controls, and audit capabilities. - [Access Review: Vanta Integration](https://docs.cloudback.it/security-and-compliance/vanta-integration.md): Set up and manage the integration between Cloudback and Vanta for automated security compliance monitoring, including user data synchronization and audit logging. - [Immutability: Amazon S3 Object Lock](https://docs.cloudback.it/security-and-compliance/amazon-s3-object-lock.md): Protect backups from deletion with Amazon S3 Object Lock, ensuring compliance with data retention regulations and enhancing security. - [Encryption: Password-Protected Archives](https://docs.cloudback.it/security-and-compliance/password-protected-archives.md): Secure your backups with Cloudback's AES-256 encryption and password protection, ensuring data confidentiality and tamper-proof archives. - [Traceability: Audit Log](https://docs.cloudback.it/security-and-compliance/audit-log.md): Track activities in your Cloudback account with detailed audit logs, providing security oversight, compliance support, and detailed event records. - [Legal](https://docs.cloudback.it/legal.md): Legal documentation for Cloudback, including Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. - [Terms of Service](https://docs.cloudback.it/legal/terms-of-service.md): Comprehensive terms and conditions for using Cloudback services, including account terms, payment policies, service level objectives, and legal responsibilities. - [Data Processing Agreement](https://docs.cloudback.it/legal/data-processing-agreement.md): For Customers Subject to EU Data Protection Laws - [Privacy Policy](https://docs.cloudback.it/legal/privacy-policy.md): Cloudback Privacy Policy detailing how user data is collected, used, and protected in compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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