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Maintenance

This section covers ongoing maintenance tasks for the SODa SCS Manager deployment.

Topics

  • Updates and maintenance — How to update services (especially Nextcloud), handle post-update tasks, troubleshoot common issues, and use backup/restore scripts.

Overview

The deployment includes multiple services (Nextcloud, Keycloak, JupyterHub, Drupal, etc.) that may need updates, backups, and regular maintenance. Each service has its own update process and requirements.

Key maintenance tasks:

  • Updates — Keeping services up to date with security patches and new features.
  • Backups — Regular database and volume backups to prevent data loss. Automated backup scripts available for Nextcloud.
  • Monitoring — Checking logs, admin panels, and Traefik dashboard for errors or warnings.
  • Database maintenance — Cleaning up old data, running repair/optimize commands.
  • Volume cleanup — Removing unused Docker images and volumes.

Always back up before major changes. See the Updates page for detailed procedures.

WissKI performance tuning

After changing PHP-FPM, Varnish, or triplestore settings in the repos, apply to running stacks without waiting for image rebuilds:

01_scripts/wisski/apply-performance-tuning.bash

See WissKI stack infrastructure for defaults and configuration paths.

Quick reference

Nextcloud backup and restore

Backup (creates timestamped backups in /srv/backups/nextcloud/): 

01_scripts/scs-nextcloud-stack/backup-nextcloud.bash

Restore (interactive, lists available backups): 

01_scripts/scs-nextcloud-stack/restore-nextcloud.bash

Nextcloud maintenance

Run all post-update maintenance (repair, DB indices, columns, primary keys): 

01_scripts/scs-nextcloud-stack/run-nextcloud-repair.bash

Apply proxy and region settings (for existing installs): 

01_scripts/scs-nextcloud-stack/apply-nextcloud-proxy-and-region.bash

Configure email (from env vars, for existing installs): 

01_scripts/scs-nextcloud-stack/configure-nextcloud-email.bash