Documentation / Practical guide
Keep and recover
Backups, updates and leaving Aries.
Keep two things
Download a backup of content and uploads from Maintenance. Also keep the installed engine archive separately and away from the server. The backup ZIP alone is not a standalone website without PHP.
Restore on a copy first
Reauthenticate before restoring. Aries inspects the archive, checks hashes and prepares a transactional replacement. Restoration returns to the saved state, including removal of subsequently added files. Try it in an isolated directory before using it on your site.
Update the engine
Use a compatible signed update package after backing up. The updater checks the manifest, signature and files. This complete unsigned demo archive is for a separate installation; it is not an update ZIP.
Be able to leave
JSON files contain block data and saved HTML; media remain ordinary files. They can support a migration. This version does not provide automatic static export: moving to another tool still requires conversion work.