Where Does a Catodon Server Store Data?
Catodon servers keep config beside the install with uploads in a files directory and data in Postgres.
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Catodon is self-hosted Misskey-family software, so everything lives on your own server. Configuration sits beside the install, uploads collect in a files directory, and posts live in Postgres.
That trio is the whole backup unit and the classic partial-backup trap. Confirm exact paths in your instance's config file, since custom deployments move them. Database dumps plus the files directory restore a working instance; either half alone does not.
Where Catodon stores this, by platform
Install dir (config + files/); Postgres database
Instance config, uploads, and database per your deployment. Confirm paths in the config file; back up config plus files directory plus a database dump together.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up a Catodon instance?
Back up the config file, the files directory, and a database dump together. Media without the database loses its links, and the database without media serves broken attachments.
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