Automated tool to make periodic backups of PostgreSQL databases

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Readme.md

AutoPostgreSQLBackup

AutoPostgreSQLBackup is a shell script (usually executed from a cron job) designed to provide a fully automated tool to make periodic backups of databases (supports PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB).

AutoPostgreSQLBackup extract databases into flat files in a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Version 2.2 adds support for MySQL/MariaDB.

Version 2.0 is a full rewrite.

It supports:

  • Email notification
  • Compression on the fly
  • Encryption on the fly
  • Rotation (daily and/or weekly and/or monthly)
  • Databases exclusion
  • Pre and Post scripts
  • Local configuration

Usage

On Debian (or derived):

Install: apt install autopostgresqlbackup

That's it!

Documentation

See the documentation.

Manual page

Man page is build from the documentation using pandoc using the Makefile.

make man

History

  • 2023: Almost full rewrite with better error handling and new features (see Changelog.md for details)
  • 2019: Creation of a fork/standelone project on Github (https://github.com/k0lter/autopostgresqlbackup)
  • Since 2011: Various patches (fixes and new features) were added in the Debian package
  • 2011: AutoPostgreSQLBackup was included in Debian
  • 2005: AutoPostgreSQLBackup was written by Aaron Axelsen (with some contributions of Friedrich Lobenstock)

Authors

  • Emmanuel Bouthenot (Current maintainer)
  • Friedrich Lobenstock (Contributions)
  • Aaron Axelsen (Original author)