Automated Database Backup
Your database is the one thing you absolutely cannot lose. We automate database backups across PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis with proper scheduling, encryption, offsite storage, and — most importantly — automated restore verification.
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Engine-Specific Backup Methods
Each database engine has an optimal backup method. PostgreSQL gets pg_basebackup with WAL archiving via pgBackRest. MySQL uses Percona XtraBackup for hot physical backups without locking. MongoDB uses mongodump with oplog replay for PITR, or filesystem snapshots for large datasets. Redis gets RDB snapshots plus AOF persistence. We pick the right tool for each engine — no one-size-fits-all shell scripts.
Scheduling and Consistency
Backup schedules are tailored to your write volume and RPO targets. High-write PostgreSQL databases get continuous WAL archiving (sub-second RPO). Lower-volume MySQL instances get 6-hourly XtraBackup dumps. All backups are application-consistent — we handle table locks, flush operations, and fsync coordination so you never restore a half-written transaction.
Encrypted Offsite Storage
Backup files are compressed with zstd (3-5x compression ratio) and encrypted with AES-256 before upload to S3, GCS, or Backblaze B2. Encryption keys live in Vault or KMS — never on the database host. Retention follows your compliance requirements: 7 daily, 4 weekly, 12 monthly by default. Expired backups are purged automatically.
Restore Verification Pipeline
Weekly automated restore jobs spin up a temporary database instance, restore the latest backup, and run validation queries: row counts match production catalog within tolerance, critical tables are non-empty, schema version matches expected migration state. The job tears down the instance and reports results. Total cost for weekly restore testing: under $5/month on spot instances.
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