Modes: configs-only vs full

MinaConfigGuard supports two backup modes.

configs-only (default)

Purpose

• Fast and safe backups focused on config files

Behavior

• Only files listed in backup.configFiles are copied
• For plugin targets, it copies:
  • plugins//
• For plugins target, it scans the entire plugins folder and picks only matching config file names

Best for

• Daily backups
• Production servers
• Minimizing disk usage

full (--full)

Purpose

• Snapshot of everything under the target (with filters)

Behavior

• Copies all files under the target
• Applies include and exclude filters:
  • backup.full.include.folderNames / fileExtensions
  • backup.full.exclude.folderNames / fileExtensions
• Mina runtime paths are always excluded:
  • backups
  • reports

Best for

• Debugging plugin state issues
• Migrations
• Rare snapshots when you know what you are doing

Warning

• Full backups can be large and slow
• On Windows, some files may be locked and skipped See Windows locked files