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Restore Runbook — DjangoPlay Web

Project: DjangoPlay Web Document Type: Runbook Last Updated: 2026-03-28 Version: 1.0

1 min readApplies to v1.2.2
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  1. 1. Overview
  2. 2. Restore Database
  3. 3. Restore Media Files
  4. 4. After Restore
  5. 5. Restore Checklist

1. Overview

This runbook describes how to restore the system from backups.

2. Restore Database

To restore the database from an SQL backup:

bash
psql -U <db_user> <db_name> < backup.sql
`

To restore from a compressed backup:

bash
gunzip backup.sql.gz
psql -U <db_user> <db_name> < backup.sql

3. Restore Media Files

To restore the media files:

bash
tar -xzf media-backup.tar.gz -C /

4. After Restore

After restoring the database, run the following commands:

bash
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
restart services

5. Restore Checklist

After restore, verify the following:

Check Expected
Application starts Yes
Login works Yes
Data visible Yes
Static files load Yes
Celery running Yes