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@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ The package aims to a low load sceanrio.
 
 This is under development.
 
+## Manual restore
+
+1) Scale Jira deployment down:
+kubectl scale deployment jira --replicas=0
+
+2)apply backup and restore pod:
+kubectl apply -f src/main/resources/backup/backup-restore.yaml
+
+3) exec into pod and execute restore pod
+kubectl exec -it backup-restore -- /usr/local/bin/restore.sh
+
+4) Scale Jira deployment up:
+kubectl scale deployment jira --replicas=1
+
+5) Update index of Jira:
+Jira > Settings > System > Advanced > Indexing
 ## License
 
 Copyright © 2021 meissa GmbH