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README: document MEDIA_ROOT and add a section about backups

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@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ To use the easy configuration file rename it to `etebase-server.ini` and place i
There is also a [wikipage](https://github.com/etesync/server/wiki/Basic-Setup-Etebase-(EteSync-v2)) detailing this basic setup.
Some particular settings that should be edited are:
* [`ALLOWED_HOSTS`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#std:setting-ALLOWED_HOSTS)
* [`ALLOWED_HOSTS`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#std:setting-ALLOWED_HOSTS)
-- this is the list of host/domain names or addresses on which the app
will be served
* [`DEBUG`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#debug)
* [`DEBUG`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#debug)
-- handy for debugging, set to `False` for production
* [`SECRET_KEY`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#std:setting-SECRET_KEY)
* [`MEDIA_ROOT`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#media-root)
-- the path to the directory that will hold user data.
* [`SECRET_KEY`](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#std:setting-SECRET_KEY)
-- an ephemeral secret used for various cryptographic signing and token
generation purposes. See below for how default configuration of
`SECRET_KEY` works for this project.
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The webserver should also be configured to serve Etebase using TLS.
A guide for doing so can be found in the [wiki](https://github.com/etesync/server/wiki/Setup-HTTPS-for-Etebase) as well.
# Data locations and backups
The server stores user data in two different locations that need to be backed up:
1. The database - how to backup depends on which database you use.
2. The `MEDIA_ROOT` - the path where user data is stored.
# Usage
Create yourself an admin user: