Backup and Restore

Backup

Create backup file instamate.bck:

docker-compose exec -T database pg_dump -U instamate instamate > /backuplocation/instamate.bck

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-T is important if you add this line in a crontab else the backup will not work because docker will generate this error the input device is not a TTY

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Be absolutely certain to move the instamate.bck file to another safe location, as you may loose that backup file if you use a docker-compose GUI to upgrade your InstaMate configuration. Some GUIs delete the folder that holds the docker-compose.yml when updating.

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If you get the error No such service: database, update your docker-compose.yml or use db instead of database in the above command.

Restore

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Replace the default instamate value below with the value defined in the env file if you have one

# Stop the teslamate container to avoid write conflicts

docker-compose stop instamate

# Drop existing data and reinitialize

docker-compose exec -T database psql -U instamate << .

drop schema public cascade;

create schema public;

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# Restore

docker-compose exec -T database psql -U instamate -d instamate < instamate.bck

# Restart the teslamate container

docker-compose start instamate