Backup your existing installation
- Last Updated: May 13, 2026
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To backup your existing installation, we recommend copying configuration directories and directories that store data. The following tables list the configuration directories and data directories that are used to retore your installation. Refer to Backing up and restoring Semaphore in the Semaphore for Linux Administration for details.
Table: Configuration Directories to Backup
| Component | Configuration Directories |
|---|---|
| Classification Server | <install_dir>/SmartLogic/ClassificationServer/conf |
| Concepts Server | <install_dir>/SmartLogic/Concepts/conf |
| Precision and Recall Server | <install_dir>/SmartLogic/PrecisionAndRecallServer/bin/ |
| Reconciliation Server | <install_dir>/SmartLogic/ReconciliationServer/conf |
| Semantic Enhancement Server | If required, you might need to reconfigure your memory settings. |
| Semaphore Studio | <install_dir>/SmartLogic/Studio/alerting/conf<install_dir>/SmartLogic/Studio/kmm/bin<install_dir>/SmartLogic/Studio/studio/conf<install_dir>/SmartLogic/Studio/studio/conf/auth |
| Semaphore Text Mining Side Panel | <install_dir>/SmartLogic/TextMiningSidePanel/conf |
Table: Data Directories to Backup
| Component | Data Directories |
|---|---|
| Classification Server | The directory containing the rulebases |
| Concepts Server | Stored in the MarkLogic instance |
| Knowledge Model Management | /var/opt/semaphore/kmm/data Note: The KMM data can also be backed up via the API. |
| Semantic Enhancement Server | /var/opt/semaphore/SES/data |