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February 18, 2021
Learn how to back up and restore docker postgres databases, with plenty of examples and commands. Dump docker PostgreSQL db with ease and restore it.
February 17, 2021
Docker containers are disposable, but the data inside them is not. What to back up, when a container is worth backing up at all, and how to restore an image.
February 14, 2021
Automate DigitalOcean Droplet and volume snapshots: authorize DigitalOcean once, set the schedule you want, and cap how many snapshots stay on the provider.
February 14, 2021
Automate Hetzner server snapshots: generate an API token, connect Hetzner to SimpleBackups, run snapshots on your own schedule, and cap how many are kept.
February 14, 2021
Automate UpCloud storage snapshots: connect your UpCloud account to SimpleBackups, run snapshots hourly, daily or weekly, and cap how many are retained.
February 3, 2021
Filebase is a supported storage destination: send file, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis backups to storage built on blockchain, starting with 5GB free.
January 20, 2021
Snapshots and backups are not the same thing. What each one actually captures, where each one falls short, and which to reach for in the situations you hit.
December 31, 2020
Learn how to use mongodump and mongorestore to dump and import monogodb collections, learn about the common errors and pitfalls in this complete guide having a lot of examples.
December 7, 2020
Learn how to use MySQLDump to dump and import mysql database, learn about the common errors and pitfalls in this complete guide having a lot of examples.
