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Viacheslav Anzhiganov, 02/19/2025 03:46 AM

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# Backup Postgresql Database from Docker
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## Backup
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docker exec -t your-db-container pg_dumpall -c -U postgres > dump_`date +%Y-%m-%d"_"%H_%M_%S`.sql
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Creates filename like dump_2023-12-25_09_15_26.sql
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If you want a smaller file size, use gzip:
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docker exec -t your-db-container pg_dumpall -c -U postgres | gzip > dump_`date +%Y-%m-%d"_"%H_%M_%S`.sql.gz
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If you want even smaller file sizes use brotli or bzip2:
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docker exec -t your-db-container pg_dumpall -c -U postgres | brotli --best > dump_`date +%Y-%m-%d"_"%H_%M_%S`.sql.br
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or
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docker exec -t your-db-container pg_dumpall -c -U postgres | bzip2 --best > dump_`date +%Y-%m-%d"_"%H_%M_%S`.sql.bz2
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## Restore your databases
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cat your_dump.sql | docker exec -i your-db-container psql -U postgres
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