Operations: Server: How to Restore a Database from the Backup

To restore a database from its backup, use RestoreBackupOperation.

This article describes restoring a database using a C# client. You can also restore a database using RavenDB Studio.

Syntax

public RestoreBackupOperation(RestoreBackupConfiguration restoreConfiguration)

public class RestoreBackupConfiguration
{
  public string DatabaseName { get; set; }

  public string BackupLocation { get; set; }

  public string LastFileNameToRestore { get; set; }

  public string DataDirectory { get; set; }

  public string EncryptionKey { get; set; }
}

Parameters
DatabaseName	string	Database name to create during the restore operation
BackupLocation	string	Directory containing backup files
LastFileNameToRestore	string	Used for partial restore
DataDirectory	string	Optional: Database data directory
EncryptionKey	string	Encryption key used for restore

Example

RestoreBackupConfiguration config = new RestoreBackupConfiguration()
{
  BackupLocation = @"C:\backups\Northwind",
  DatabaseName = "Northwind"
};
RestoreBackupOperation restoreOperation = new RestoreBackupOperation(config);
store.Maintenance.Server.Send(restoreOperation)
  .WaitForCompletion();