Data storage
Prosody's current data storage is plain and simple. Data is stored in files in a data storage directory, organised into files and folders.
Default data paths
With most GNU/Linux packages, the base data directory will be at `/var/lib/prosody`.
Permissions are by default set so that only Prosody can read the files in that area.
Backing up and restoring
Backups can be made quite simply using tar to create a compressed archive:
tar czf prosody_data_backup.tar.gz /var/lib/prosody
You can extract the contents of the archive using:
tar xzf prosody_data_backup.tar.gz
… and then move the folder into place.
Tip: You can also use the Prosody Migrator tool to import/export user data between Prosody data stores.