Restore a Devolutions Server instance

Restoring a Devolutions Server instance as part of a disaster recovery procedure requires the following steps.

Ensure the following prerequisites are available:

• A Devolutions Server administrator account with Devolutions Server authentication enabled.

• A complete backup file to restore. See Backup manager for instructions on creating backups. Ensure the backup password is stored securely.

• A local or accessible SQL Server instance (SQL Server Express edition is also supported).

If not already installed, download and install the following:

• The Devolutions Server management console.

• The current Devolutions Server offline installation ZIP file.

• The latest versions of ASP.NET Core Runtime and .NET Desktop Runtime.

• Microsoft Edge WebView2.

• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and the following IIS modules:

  • URL Rewrite.

  • Application Request Routing.

Using the Devolutions Server Console, generate a recovery kit.

Choose a secure password for the encryption keys. The recovery kit ZIP file (located by default in C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\DVLS Recovery Kit) contains the following required files:

• EncryptionKeys.bin

• server_install.json

Retain these files securely.

Create a new Devolutions Server instance using either:

• The previously downloaded ZIP file.

• The JSON configuration file via the Devolutions Server Console command line interface (available in Devolutions Server management console installation files).