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Backup and restore data with VESSL Artifact

VESSL Artifact provides a manged storage solution to backup and restore data seamlessly during your runs. By setting up the export and import options in your YAML configuration or through the Web Console, you can easily save and retrieve volumes. This guide covers how to use these features for data persistence.

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Backing Up Data

When you initiate a run, you can specify volumes to be exported and saved into VESSL Artifact for later use.

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Using YAML

In your YAML configuration, add the export keyword and specify the target volume and artifact name as shown below: 
export: 
  /target/path/: vessl-artifact://{organizationName}/{projectName}/{artifactName}
Here, /target/path/ is the path of the volume in your run container that you wish to export, and {artifactName} is the name you want to give to the saved artifact.

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Using Web Console

Navigate to the Project > Runs section in the VESSL Web Console. Locate the Volumes section and click Export > VESSL Artifact at the target path. export_vessl_artifact_1 Click Backup Volume option and specify the Artifact Name. export_vessl_artifact_2 Once the run is executed, the specified volume will be exported and saved into VESSL Artifact with the given artifact name after run.

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Restoring Data

To use the saved data in another run, you can specify the artifact to be imported.

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Using YAML

In your YAML configuration for the new run, use the import keyword as shown: 
import:
  /target/path/: vessl-artifact://{organizationName}/{projectName}/{artifactName}
/target/path/ is the path of the volume in your run container that you wish to import, and {artifactName} is the name you have saved before.

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Using Web Console

Navigate to the Project > Runs" section in the VESSL Web Console. Locate the Volumes section when creating or editing a run. import_vessl_artifact_1 Once the new run is executed, the specified volume will be populated with the data from the imported artifact.

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What’s Next

For more detailed YAML reference and definitions, please visit:

YAML Reference

A complete descriptions of YAML references.

YAML Cheat Sheet

A complete list of YAML definitions.