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Importing a Previously Exported Configuration

Hint - initial service start required

Before you import the configuration, you have to start the installed Keycloak version in its service context at least once. This start initializes the runtime environment under /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak.

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Version 21.0.0

The following instructions use /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export as an example.

  1. Stop the service:

    sudo systemctl stop seal-keycloak

  2. If you want to reimport the complete configuration, proceed with the next step.

    If you only need to import parts of the old configuration:

    1. Make a backup of the /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export directory.

    2. Delete the unneccessary files from the /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export directory.

  3. Import the old configuration from the /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export directory:

    sudo -u seal /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak/bin/kc.sh --config-file=/opt/seal/etc/keycloak.conf import --dir=/opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export --override=true

  4. Restart the service:

    sudo systemctl start seal-keycloak

Literature

For details on importing, see the original documentation.

Version 15.0.0

The following instructions use /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export as an example.

  1. Stop the service:

    sudo systemctl stop seal-keycloak

  2. If you want to reimport the complete configuration, proceed with the next step.

    If you only need to import parts of the old configuration:

    1. Make a backup of the /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export directory.

    2. Delete the unneccessary files from the /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export directory.

  3. Import the old configuration from the /opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export directory:

    sudo -u seal /opt/seal/seal-keycloak/bin/standalone.sh -Djboss.socket.binding.port-offset=10000 -Djboss.server.base.dir=/opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak -Dkeycloak.migration.action=import -Dkeycloak.migration.provider=dir -Dkeycloak.migration.dir=/opt/seal/data/seal-keycloak-export -Dkeycloak.migration.strategy=OVERWRITE_EXISTING

  4. Cancel Keycloak:

    Ctrl-C

  5. Restart the service:

    sudo systemctl start seal-keycloak
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