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Backup script and docs finetuning (#655)

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* Remove restore directory after restore

* Backup bitcoin folder, excluding blocks and chainstate

* Deprecate and warn about the old backup process

* Update log messages

* Add backup documentation
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@@ -499,6 +499,14 @@ Yes. Please [see the documentation](https://docs.btcpayserver.org/FAQ/FAQ-Deploy
## How can I back up my BTCPay Server?
See the [Backup & Restore](https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Deployment/BackupRestore/) guide in our documentation.
<details>
<summary>For backwards compatibility: Click here for the description of the old backup.sh process</summary>
:::warning
Please consider switching to the [new Backup & Restore process](https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Deployment/BackupRestore/), because the `backup.sh` will not be maintained anymore.
:::
We provide a backup script that dumps the database and saves the important files:
```bash
@@ -509,9 +517,9 @@ cd "$BTCPAY_BASE_DIRECTORY/btcpayserver-docker"
This will save the backup locally as `/var/lib/docker/volumes/backup_datadir/_data/backup.tar.gz`.
These are the options to customize the backup name and location:
- `BACKUP_TIMESTAMP=true` saves the backup with datetime as part of the file name, so that backups do not get overwritten.
- `BACKUP_PROVIDER=SCP` saves the backup remotely, requires additional `SCP_TARGET` environment variable (see below).
- `BACKUP_PROVIDER=Dropbox` saves the backup to Dropbox, requires additional `DROPBOX_TOKEN` environment variable (see below).
* `BACKUP_TIMESTAMP=true` saves the backup with datetime as part of the file name, so that backups do not get overwritten.
* `BACKUP_PROVIDER=SCP` saves the backup remotely, requires additional `SCP_TARGET` environment variable (see below).
* `BACKUP_PROVIDER=Dropbox` saves the backup to Dropbox, requires additional `DROPBOX_TOKEN` environment variable (see below).
```bash
cd "$BTCPAY_BASE_DIRECTORY/btcpayserver-docker"
@@ -533,6 +541,7 @@ This option does not need to stop and restart the docker-containers:
cd "$BTCPAY_BASE_DIRECTORY/btcpayserver-docker"
./backup.sh --only-db
```
</details>
## How can I connect to the database?