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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+# Directory containing your docker-compose.yml
+COMPOSE_DIR=$(pwd)
+# The directory where your compressed backup file is located (MUST match backup.sh)
+BACKUP_DIR="/home/Dejan/backups/filerun" # <--- ADJUST THIS PATH
+# A temporary directory to extract the backup files
+TEMP_DIR="/tmp/filerun_restore_stage"
+
+# Define the local directories (volumes)
+DB_DIR="db_data"
+HTML_DIR="filerun_html"
+USER_DATA_DIR="user_data"
+
+# --- Script Start ---
+
+echo "--- Starting FileRun Restore Process ---"
+
+# 1. Ask the user for the backup file name
+echo "Available backups in $BACKUP_DIR:"
+ls -1 "$BACKUP_DIR"/*.tar.gz
+echo "-----------------------------------"
+read -p "Enter the FULL name of the backup file (e.g., filerun_backup_20251129_174239.tar.gz): " BACKUP_FILE
+
+FULL_BACKUP_PATH="$BACKUP_DIR/$BACKUP_FILE"
+
+# 2. Validate the backup file
+if [ ! -f "$FULL_BACKUP_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Backup file not found at $FULL_BACKUP_PATH. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 3. Stop the FileRun and MariaDB services
+echo "Stopping FileRun services..."
+docker compose down
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker Compose down failed. Cannot continue restoration. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 4. Clean up current volume data (IMPORTANT: irreversible step)
+read -p "WARNING: This will DELETE all current data in your $DB_DIR, $HTML_DIR, and $USER_DATA_DIR directories. Continue? (y/N): " CONFIRM_DELETE
+if [[ "$CONFIRM_DELETE" != "y" ]]; then
+    echo "Restore cancelled by user. Restarting services..."
+    docker compose up -d
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Deleting current data..."
+rm -rf "$COMPOSE_DIR/$DB_DIR"
+rm -rf "$COMPOSE_DIR/$HTML_DIR"/*
+rm -rf "$COMPOSE_DIR/$USER_DATA_DIR"/*
+
+# Recreate essential directories (in case they were fully deleted)
+mkdir -p "$COMPOSE_DIR/$DB_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$COMPOSE_DIR/$HTML_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$COMPOSE_DIR/$USER_DATA_DIR"
+
+# 5. Extract the backup archive
+echo "Extracting backup from $BACKUP_FILE..."
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR"
+
+# Extract the tar.gz file into the temporary directory
+tar -xzf "$FULL_BACKUP_PATH" -C "$TEMP_DIR"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Extraction failed. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Determine the extracted folder name (it's usually the backup name without .tar.gz)
+EXTRACTED_FOLDER=$(basename "$BACKUP_FILE" .tar.gz)
+
+# 6. Copy extracted data back to the persistent volumes
+echo "Copying extracted data back to live volumes..."
+# Use rsync or cp -a to copy contents, excluding the root folder itself
+cp -a "$TEMP_DIR/$EXTRACTED_FOLDER/$DB_DIR/." "$COMPOSE_DIR/$DB_DIR/"
+cp -a "$TEMP_DIR/$EXTRACTED_FOLDER/$HTML_DIR/." "$COMPOSE_DIR/$HTML_DIR/"
+cp -a "$TEMP_DIR/$EXTRACTED_FOLDER/$USER_DATA_DIR/." "$COMPOSE_DIR/$USER_DATA_DIR/"
+
+# 7. Set correct permissions for the restored data
+echo "Setting permissions for UID/GID 33 (www-data)..."
+chown -R 33:33 "$COMPOSE_DIR/$HTML_DIR"
+chown -R 33:33 "$COMPOSE_DIR/$DB_DIR"
+chown -R 33:33 "$COMPOSE_DIR/$USER_DATA_DIR"
+
+# 8. Cleanup and Restart
+echo "Cleaning up temporary files..."
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+
+echo "Starting FileRun services back up..."
+docker compose up -d
+
+echo "--- Restore Complete! ---"
+echo "FileRun should now be accessible and restored to the state of $BACKUP_FILE."
+echo "-------------------------"
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