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add clean postgres dump for safer restores
KavindaRajapaksha Mar 13, 2026
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use {Postgres_user} instead of hardcode user as postgres
KavindaRajapaksha Mar 16, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions deployment/development/backup_and_restore_workflow.md
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Expand Up @@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ docker-compose up -d mongodb postgres neo4j
./init.sh backup_postgres
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This creates `opengin.tar.gz` in your PostgreSQL backup directory.
Note: PostgreSQL backups are created using `pg_dump --clean --if-exists`. Restoring from these backups will drop and recreate objects contained in the dump. Treat restores as destructive operations and run them only against a dedicated development database; do not rely on them being fully idempotent if the target database contains additional objects.

3. **Backup Neo4j:**
```bash
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion deployment/development/init.sh
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Expand Up @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ backup_postgres() {

# Run pg_dump and capture output
log "INFO" "Running pg_dump command..."
pg_dump_output=$(docker exec postgres pg_dump -U postgres -h localhost -d ${POSTGRES_DATABASE} -f "/var/lib/postgresql/backup/${backup_file}.sql" 2>&1)
pg_dump_output=$(docker exec postgres pg_dump -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -h localhost -d "$POSTGRES_DATABASE" --clean --if-exists -f "/var/lib/postgresql/backup/${backup_file}.sql" 2>&1)
pg_dump_exit_code=$?

log "INFO" "Pg_dump output: $pg_dump_output"
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