docker-volume-backup VS restic

How do people usually backup their self-hosted docker services using postgres? I have been using docker-volume-backup [0] and just saving the postgres data directory, but I've found it requires a minute of downtime to backup properly.

[0] https://github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup

Offen: https://github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup

To solve points 1,2 i 3 I think it would be best to make the copy by stopping the container first. I've been looking for utilities and I've found some like offen/docker-volume-backup. Again, the disadvantage is that you have to configure everything (mount points, files, users, passwords...) manually for each container, so it is very easy to forget to create the backup of one of them. Also, the scheduling would not be centralised, so the backup wouldn't be run sequentially container after container. I've searched a lot, but I haven't found any good alternative. How are you dealing with the backup of containers?

FYI this looks like the actively developed version of that utility: https://github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup

You should have backup OS and data but using a separate backup jobs. Backup OS drive using Timeshift or Veeam Agent. Backup Docker server's containers using Offen or Borg. OS backup would allow you restore operating system while data backup would allow recover files.

There is the image docker-volume-backup that allows you to make backup but depending on the situation (databases, ...) it is not necessarily the best solution

Have Nextcloud AIO Docker container. Offen does a backup of it. https://github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup

My most important Docker container volumes are backed up to my Dropbox account via rclone and docker-volume-backup[0] - my Documents folders are also mirrored to Dropbox.

[0]: https://github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup

Right now I have a cronjob running a simple cp command. In the next few days I will look into https://github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup to see if it will back up bind mounted volumes (like I use) in addition to docker data volumes: https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/

Restic - GitHub

I religiously use Google contacts. It's the simplest way to keep people contacts up to date on Android.

I archive all important documents in specific folders by subject and date. This is backed up to back blaze with restic. https://restic.net/

I use https://ente.io for pictures. I convinced my wife to use it, and she agreed to auto share her photos so I don't nag her for copies. It had simple import from Facebook and Google.

I also keep extensive journals, which really helps to tie it all together. I can basically grep for hangouts, conversations, etc.

I also separate work journal from personal, and have essentially a journal for each project. https://jodavaho.io/tags/bullet-journal.html for how.

I religiously use Google calendar for all plans, you can easily search it for past events to get dates.

I also use monicahq for some notes about things I should remember about people but the habit never stuck.

+1 for restic. I tried various solutions and restic is the best by far. So fast, so reliable.

https://restic.net/

After Borg, I switched to Restic:

https://restic.net/

AFAIK, the only difference is that Restic doesn't require Restic installed on the remote server, so you can efficiently backup to things like S3 or FTP. Other than that, both are fantastic.

https://apps.gnome.org/DejaDup/ is using this as backend. It also has a experimental option to use https://github.com/restic/restic instead of duplicity.

I'm curious, too. I know they've had some issues in the past:

https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3268#issuecomment-78...

On the other hand, I tested around 15,000 backups last year (multiple hourly backups, daily tests) and they all passed.

I use B2 as the backend for my personal backups using restic (which I would highly recommend https://github.com/restic/restic). I don't have a ton of data to backup, so even with hourly backups (restic only backs up when there are changes) I have ~100GB and it runs me a whopping $0.60/month. I almost feel guilty when I get the bill. But the minute I need to pick a storage platform in a professional context I know what my first choice will be.

(I am _not_ affiliated with Backblaze in anyway. Just a happy user)