Data Backup
We recommend regularly backing up the database to ensure data recovery in case of a failure. It's particularly advisable to back up before making significant changes such as upgrades or configuration modifications.
By default, Tabby stores all its data in the $HOME/.tabby directory. However, you can override this behavior by using the TABBY_ROOT environment variable. This directory contains all the necessary data for Tabby's operation, including the database, logs, and configuration files.
Database Backup
Tabby uses SQLite for data storage. You can back up the database by simply copying the file to a secure location. The database is located at $HOME/.tabby/ee/db.sqlite by default.
Event Logs Backup
Tabby stores all event logs in the ~/.tabby/events directory. These events, stored in JSON format, are named after the date of their creation.
% ls ~/.tabby/events
2023-11-24.json 2023-12-08.json 2024-01-09.json 2024-01-31.json 2024-02-10.json 2024-02-22.json 2024-03-06.json
2023-11-26.json 2023-12-09.json 2024-01-17.json 2024-02-01.json 2024-02-11.json 2024-02-23.json 2024-03-07.json
2023-11-28.json 2023-12-10.json 2024-01-18.json 2024-02-02.json 2024-02-12.json 2024-02-24.json 2024-03-10.json
2023-11-29.json 2023-12-11.json 2024-01-19.json 2024-02-03.json 2024-02-13.json 2024-02-25.json 2024-03-13.json
2023-11-30.json 2023-12-15.json 2024-01-21.json 2024-02-04.json 2024-02-14.json 2024-02-26.json 2024-03-20.json
2023-12-01.json 2023-12-16.json 2024-01-22.json 2024-02-05.json 2024-02-15.json 2024-02-27.json
2023-12-02.json 2023-12-18.json 2024-01-23.json 2024-02-06.json 2024-02-16.json 2024-03-01.json
2023-12-04.json 2023-12-19.json 2024-01-26.json 2024-02-07.json 2024-02-18.json 2024-03-02.json
2023-12-05.json 2023-12-20.json 2024-01-27.json 2024-02-08.json 2024-02-19.json 2024-03-03.json
2023-12-07.json 2023-12-22.json 2024-01-30.json 2024-02-09.json 2024-02-20.json 2024-03-05.json