Postgres Cron Backup

This container performs automatic backups of a PostgreSQL database based on a cron schedule.

Environment Variables

• POSTGRES_HOST: The hostname of your PostgreSQL server
• POSTGRES_DB: The name of the database to back up
• POSTGRES_USER: The database user
• POSTGRES_PASSWORD: The user's password
• CRON_SCHEDULE: Cron schedule (e.g. 0 3 * * *)
• MAX_BACKUPS: Max number of backups to keep (default: 7)

Volume

• /backups: Mount this volume to store the generated .sql.gz files

Usage

docker-compose up -d --build