Is Site Initializer a good option for replicating data from env to env ?Is Site Initializer a good option for replicating data from env to env ?https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=119785294&threadId=1212201472026-07-11T04:02:39Z2026-07-11T04:02:39ZRE: RE: Is Site Initializer a good option for replicating data from env toPrathibha hallurhttps://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=1212271512021-11-02T13:30:42Z2021-11-02T13:30:41Z<p>Thanks for your input. </p>
<p>Not using prod data but using UAT data without realtime users here. </p>
<p>What is the best practice used in liferay way to get the dev/test
machines up and running and which do have content such a UAT and
production but may not have users. ( If site initializer is not an option)</p>
<p>Please let me know.</p>
<p> </p>Prathibha hallur2021-11-02T13:30:41ZRE: Is Site Initializer a good option for replicating data from env to envOlaf Kockhttps://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=1212239612021-10-30T14:51:09Z2021-10-30T14:51:09Z<p>Deploying a production backup to any test/dev/uat system brings you
the most similar content to your actual production system. It also
endangers you to send notification mails to actual users of the system
(pay special attention to the user accounts that you're using) and
might be prohibited by industry standards (e.g. don't try to run with
production data in non-prod systems).</p>
<p>On the other hand, it neatly tests/demonstrates that your
backup/restore procedures work nicely - I'm sometimes quoted by
restricting the use of the word "backup" to cases where you
have "recently demonstrated that you can use it to restore to a
completely different system" - and this qualifies.</p>
<p>Site Initializers work if you use them on all systems - but if you
then divert from what they've created, you have to judge for yourself
if the result is "similar enough".</p>
<p>Can't go without <a
href="https://liferay.dev/blogs/-/blogs/content-creation-is-not-a-development-activity-">this
recommended read</a>.</p>Olaf Kock2021-10-30T14:51:09ZIs Site Initializer a good option for replicating data from env to env ?Prathibha hallurhttps://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=1212201462021-10-27T13:21:00Z2021-10-27T13:20:03Z<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>We have a UAT and Prod environments. If we need developer machine and
testing systems to have ENV similar to UAT . will Site initializer
implementation help ?</p>
<p>Is copying data folder and database from one env and using the same
to setup new machines is a good option? Or implementing SI is a
better option?</p>
<p>Former is the one being used mostly . But would like to know success
stories on Site initializer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Prathibha</p>Prathibha hallur2021-10-27T13:20:03Z