# How to Upgrade, Backup, and Restore Rancher 2

DevFeed: [How to Upgrade, Backup, and Restore Rancher 2](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-upgrade-backup-and-restore-rancher-2-10651.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/rancher-2-upgrade-backup-restore/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2020-06-27T14:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [rancher](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rancher.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>)

Tags: [backing-up](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backing-up.md>), [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-image.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [quick-start](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quick-start.md>), [rancher](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rancher.md>), [run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/run.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>), [verify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verify.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explaining how to back up, upgrade, and restore a single-node Rancher 2 installation running in Docker. It covers creating a backup tarball, pulling a new Docker image, replacing state data, restarting the Rancher server, and verifying the upgrade.

## Source excerpt

It use to be hard to back up Rancher, but with Rancher 2 it's super simple.Upgrading, backing up, and restoring your Rancher server should be part of your regular routine.Join me in this tutorial as we walk through backing up, upgrading, and restoring a single node Rancher Docker install in just a couple of minutes.Trust me, you'll feel better after you do. 📺 Watch Video Need to ins...