Backups

Backups protect database data from accidents and bad deploys.

Create a backup

From the CLI:

dock db backups create production

From the dashboard, open the database and use the Backups tab.

List backups

dock db backups ls production

Backup states

State	Meaning
`pending`	Backup was requested
`running`	Backup is being created
`completed`	Backup is ready
`failed`	Backup did not finish

When to create one

before migrations
before destructive imports
before deleting large data
before changing database settings

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