teseladb admin restore

How to use teseladb admin restore, with its options and its examples.

Usage

teseladb admin --node <addr> restore --from <dir>

Description

Restores a backup into a cluster with no collections and a single data range. It checks the SHA-256 of each file before touching anything; if something does not match, it fails without changing anything.

Options

OptionDefaultDescription
--node127.0.0.1:27200Administration port of the node being asked.
--formatPrints the output as JSON instead of text.
--dbpathData directory of the node. In teseladb admin, the directory whose PKI provides the credentials.
--tlsCertificateKeyFilethe PKI onesCertificate and key in PEM. On a node, they replace the PKI ones; in admin and mcp, they are the client's.
--tlsCAFilethe PKI oneCA in PEM. On a node, the one that verifies client certificates; in admin and mcp, the one that signed the node certificate.
--fromFolder of the backup being restored.

Examples

Restore a backup

Shell
teseladb admin restore --from /backups/2026-11-03

Exit codes

  • 0 The command finished correctly.
  • 1 The command failed while running; the error says why.
  • 2 The command was written wrongly, with an argument missing or an unknown option.

See also