Restore a Devolutions Server instance

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

1. Gather required resources

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).

2. Install required components

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.

3. Generate a recovery kit

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.

4. Create a new Devolutions Server instance

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).