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Enable, Create, Restore and Download your Solr Index Backup

Solr Backup & Restore

Opensolr Automated Backups

Every Opensolr Index comes with built-in backup management. You can create snapshots of your entire index — schema, configuration, and all indexed data — and restore them with a single click.

BACKUP LIFECYCLECreateManual or dailyStore7-day retentionRestoreOne-click rollbackDownloadSave locallyBackups include all indexed data, schema.xml, solrconfig.xml, and all config files.Restoring a backup brings your entire index back to that exact point in time.

Creating a Backup

From the Control Panel

  1. Open your Opensolr Index Control Panel
  2. Click the Backup tab
  3. Click Create Backup Now

Your backup is created immediately and appears in the backup list with a timestamp.

From the API

You can also trigger backups programmatically:

curl -X POST "https://opensolr.com/api/backup/create" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d "core=your_core_name"

Enabling Daily Automatic Backups

Never worry about forgetting to backup. Enable daily automatic backups and Opensolr will create a snapshot of your index every day:

  1. Go to your Opensolr Index Control Panel
  2. Click the Backup tab
  3. Toggle Enable Daily Backups to ON

You can also enable daily backups via the API:

curl -X POST "https://opensolr.com/api/backup/enable_daily" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d "core=your_core_name"

Restoring from a Backup

If something goes wrong — bad schema change, accidental data deletion, corrupted index — you can restore any backup with one click:

  1. Go to the Backup tab in your control panel
  2. Find the backup you want to restore (listed by date and time)
  3. Click Restore

Your index is rolled back to the exact state it was in when that backup was taken. All data, schema, and configuration are restored.

Downloading Backups

You can download any backup as a file to keep a local copy:

  1. Go to the Backup tab
  2. Click Download next to the backup you want
  3. Save the file to your local machine

This is useful for:

  • Disaster recovery — keep an off-site copy
  • Migration — move your index data to another server
  • Archiving — preserve a snapshot for compliance or auditing

Retention Policy

Feature Details
Retention window 7 days
Max backups Depends on your plan
Daily auto-backup Optional, can be enabled per index
Manual backups Create anytime from control panel or API
Restore One-click, instant
Download Available for all backups within retention

Backups older than 7 days are automatically cleaned up. If you need longer retention, download your backups and store them locally.

Video Tutorial

Watch this walkthrough of the Opensolr backup and restore feature:

Quick Checklist

  • Create backups before making schema or config changes
  • Enable daily automatic backups for peace of mind
  • Download critical backups to keep an off-site copy
  • Use Restore to roll back if something goes wrong
  • Backups are retained for 7 days automatically

Need help with backup management or longer retention? Reach out to us at support@opensolr.com — we are here to help.