# Backup issue for Gitea **URL:** \ **Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\ **Created:** [January 23, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865 "2019-01-23T08:22:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vbose1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/vbose1/32/261_2.png) [@vbose1](https://forum.gitea.com/u/vbose1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/1 "2019-01-23T08:22:14Z")
Not able to take backup of Gitea. getting error “Failed to connect to database: Unknown database type:” Anyone have idea how to resolve this issue. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/gitea/original/1X/5703583783b927f066ec535875a91a043fb48cc7.png) ---
**Author:** ![elfuego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/elfuego/32/4746_2.png) [@elfuego](https://forum.gitea.com/u/elfuego)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/2 "2019-01-31T22:49:56Z")
I back it up manually: by making copy of all its files and making pg db backup by pg\_dump. ---
**Author:** ![anon74399538](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@anon74399538](https://forum.gitea.com/u/anon74399538)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/3 "2019-02-19T07:07:29Z")
Think you could add a little color with regard to which files you back-up? I’m thinking probably the folder containing the git repos as well as the config, in addition to a db dump (in your case via Postgre). ---
**Author:** ![vbose1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/vbose1/32/261_2.png) [@vbose1](https://forum.gitea.com/u/vbose1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/4 "2019-02-19T07:26:02Z")
I am using SQLite DB ---
**Author:** ![elfuego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/elfuego/32/4746_2.png) [@elfuego](https://forum.gitea.com/u/elfuego)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/5 "2019-02-19T11:21:41Z")
1.dump db (I use postgresql, so pg\_dump) 2.copy git repos 3.copy /var/lib/gitea ---
**Author:** ![cloudlakecho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/cloudlakecho/32/486_2.png) [@cloudlakecho](https://forum.gitea.com/u/cloudlakecho)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/6 "2019-02-28T17:11:58Z")
@elfuego Thanks for the step, for the step 3 where is `/var/lib/gitea` in Windows machine? ---
**Author:** ![cloudlakecho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/cloudlakecho/32/486_2.png) [@cloudlakecho](https://forum.gitea.com/u/cloudlakecho)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/7 "2019-02-28T17:17:12Z")
@vbose1 Have you tried full path on your command like `gitea dump -c C:/Gitea/gitea/custom/data/to`? I had the same error, but I solved by just typing `gitea dump` (my `app.ini` in the default directory). ---
**Author:** ![elfuego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/elfuego/32/4746_2.png) [@elfuego](https://forum.gitea.com/u/elfuego)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/8 "2019-02-28T19:53:27Z")
> [@cloudlakecho](#): > > for the step 3 where is `/var/lib/gitea` in Windows machine? Have no idea, but this is custom data path. ---
**Author:** ![vbose1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/vbose1/32/261_2.png) [@vbose1](https://forum.gitea.com/u/vbose1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/9 "2019-03-01T13:01:21Z")
not working getting same error Failed to connect to database: Unknown database type: ---
**Author:** ![cloudlakecho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/cloudlakecho/32/486_2.png) [@cloudlakecho](https://forum.gitea.com/u/cloudlakecho)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/10 "2019-03-01T16:48:49Z")
Then, have you tried elfuego’s suggestion? 1. Dump database by `gitea dump db /custom/data/to/app.ini` 2. Copy git repositories 3. Copy `/var/lib/gitea` (I am not sure where is in Windows by the way) For my Windows machine, the step 1 and 2 looks like working as same as `gitea dump`. ---
**Author:** ![treasuretron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/treasuretron/32/4876_2.png) [@treasuretron](https://forum.gitea.com/u/treasuretron)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/11 "2019-12-05T21:30:22Z")
I’m having the same issue as [vbose1](https://forum.gitea.com/u/vbose1) on Raspbian. Trying elfuego and cloudlakecho’s suggestion `gitea dump db /custom/data/to/app.ini` worked, git repos all cloned. I don’t have /var/lib/gitea though… it’s been a while since I configured Gitea so I’m a little rusty… ---
**Author:** ![cloudlakecho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/cloudlakecho/32/486_2.png) [@cloudlakecho](https://forum.gitea.com/u/cloudlakecho)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/12 "2019-12-18T06:46:29Z")
@treasuretron I suggest check your configuration. One of my causes was incorrect folder location…Regarding back up command, `gitea dump` should work as well. ---
**Author:** ![treasuretron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/treasuretron/32/4876_2.png) [@treasuretron](https://forum.gitea.com/u/treasuretron)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/backup-issue-for-gitea/865/13 "2020-02-01T19:55:57Z")
thanks, yeah `gitea dump` seems to work!