crunchy-pgbasebackup-restore
The crunchy-pgbasebackup-restore container restores a database using a pg_basebackup backup. Specifically, the container
uses rsync to copy a pg_basebackup backup into a specified /pgdata directory.
The crunchy-pgbasebackup-restore does not support point-in-time-recovery (PITR). If you would to create an environment that allows you to use PostgreSQL’s point-in-time-recovery capabilities, please use the crunchy-backrest-restore container with a corresponding pgBackRest repository.
Packages
The crunchy-pgbasebackup-restore Docker image contains the following packages:
- rsync
- CentOS7 - publicly available
- UBI7 - customers only
Environment Variables
Required
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BACKUP_PATH | None | The path under the /backup volume containing the pg_basebackup that will be used for the restore (/backup should be excluded when providing the path) |
| PGDATA_PATH | None | The path under the /pgdata volume containing the restored database (/pgdata should be excluded when providing the path). The path specified will be created if it does not already exist. |
Optional
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RSYNC_SHOW_PROGRESS | false | If set to true, the --progress flag will be enabled when running rysnc to copy the backup files during the restore |
| CRUNCHY_DEBUG | false | Set this to true to enable debugging in logs. Note: this mode can reveal secrets in logs. |
Volumes
Required
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| /backup | The volume containing the pg_basebackup backup that will be used for the restore |
| /pgdata | The volume that will contain the restored database |