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no PITB, but mostly just 'it's hassle' for the application server I literally don't need backups, just automated provisioning/docker container etc. Adding postg
by matt-p 1y ago
no PITB, but mostly just 'it's hassle' for the application server I literally don't need backups, just automated provisioning/docker container etc. Adding postgres then means I need full backups including PITB because I don't even want to lose an hours data.
- ozozozd 1y agoOr use SQLite and your backups are literally a copy of a file. You can abuse git for it if you really want to cut corners.
- vanviegen 1y agoOnly if you can freeze your application for that long, in which case your statement is true for all non-broken databases.
- wild_egg 1y agoIt only freezes your application if you've misconfigured it.
- vanviegen 1y agoIf you want to backup your database using just a file copy, you'd better freeze your database if you value your data. Or use a fancy snapshotting filesystem.
- markusw 1y agoYou can easily do consistent backup on live databases. There’s a backup command and API.
- vanviegen 1y agoSure. But then it's not "just a file" copy, like GP said.