This project provides Docker images to periodically backup a PostgreSQL database to AWS S3, and to restore from the backup as needed.
# Credit where due
This repository is a fork and re-structuring of schickling's [postgres-backup-s3](https://github.com/schickling/dockerfiles/tree/master/postgres-backup-s3) and [postgres-restore-s3](https://github.com/schickling/dockerfiles/tree/master/postgres-restore-s3).
fork goals:
- [x] dedicated repository
- [x] automated builds
- [x] support multiple PostgreSQL versions
- [x] merge backup and restore images
- [x] support encrypted (password-protected) backups
- [x] option to restore from specific backup by timestamp
other changes:
- uses `pg_dump`'s `custom` format (see [docs](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/app-pgdump.html))
- backup blobs and all schemas by default
- recreate all database objects on restore
- some env vars renamed
- only scheduled backups supported, not ad-hoc
- filter backups on S3 by database name
This project provides Docker images to periodically back up a PostgreSQL database to AWS S3, and to restore from the backup as needed.
# Usage
## Backup
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- Images are tagged by the major PostgreSQL version they support: `9`, `10`, `11`, or `12`.
- The `SCHEDULE` variable determines backup frequency. See go-cron schedules documentation [here](http://godoc.org/github.com/robfig/cron#hdr-Predefined_schedules).
- If `PASSPHRASE` is provided, the backup will be encrypted using GPG.
- Run `docker exec <container name> sh backup.sh` to trigger a backup ad-hoc
## Restore
> **WARNING:** DATA LOSS! All database objects will be dropped and re-created.
### ... from latest backup
```sh
docker exec <container name> sh restore.sh
```
> **NOTE:** If your bucket has more than a 1000 files, the latest may not be restored -- only one S3 `ls` command is used
### ... from specific backup
```sh
docker exec <container name> sh restore.sh <timestamp>
```
# It's a fork!
This project is a fork and re-structuring of schickling's [postgres-backup-s3](https://github.com/schickling/dockerfiles/tree/master/postgres-backup-s3) and [postgres-restore-s3](https://github.com/schickling/dockerfiles/tree/master/postgres-restore-s3).
## Fork goals
- [x] dedicated repository
- [x] automated builds
- [x] support multiple PostgreSQL versions
- [x] merge backup and restore images
- [x] support encrypted (password-protected) backups
- [x] option to restore from specific backup by timestamp
## Other changes
- uses `pg_dump`'s `custom` format (see [docs](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/app-pgdump.html))
- backup blobs and all schemas by default
- drop and re-create all database objects on restore
- some env vars renamed or removed
-`SCHEDULE` env var is required (but backups can still be triggered ad-hoc)
