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Till JS
fcd7c82ce4 fix(infra): simplify PostgreSQL backup to pg_dumpall + pg_basebackup
pgBackRest as Docker sidecar was overly complex (needs shared WAL
directory, stanza management, special entrypoint). Replace with a
simpler, proven approach using native PostgreSQL tools:

Backup container (postgres:16-alpine):
- Hourly: pg_dumpall | gzip (all databases as SQL, ~2 day retention)
- Daily 03:00: pg_basebackup -Ft -z (physical backup, 30 day retention)
- Auto-cleanup of old backups
- Storage: /Volumes/ManaData/backups/postgres/

Also: Remove pgbackrest.conf, simplify postgresql.conf (remove WAL
archiving config, keep performance tuning + replication for basebackup)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-24 11:39:20 +01:00
Till JS
39526918a3 feat(infra): add pgBackRest for PostgreSQL Point-in-Time Recovery
Replace simple pg_dumpall with pgBackRest PITR backup system.
This enables recovery to any second, not just the last daily dump.

Configuration:
- docker/postgres/postgresql.conf: WAL archiving + performance tuning
  (shared_buffers=512MB, effective_cache_size=2GB for 16GB Mac Mini)
- docker/postgres/pgbackrest.conf: stanza config + retention policy

Docker (docker-compose.macmini.yml):
- postgres: mount custom config, enable WAL archiving
- postgres-backup: new pgBackRest container
  - Storage: /Volumes/ManaData/backups/pgbackrest
  - Retention: 4 full + 14 differential (~4 weeks)
  - Compression: Zstandard (zst)

Backup Schedule:
- 03:00 daily: Full backup
- Every 6h: Differential (changes since last full)
- Every hour: Incremental (changes since last backup)
- Continuous: WAL archiving (every 60s)

Documentation (docs/POSTGRES_BACKUP.md):
- Complete restore procedures (full, PITR, single DB)
- First-time setup instructions
- Monitoring and alerting integration

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-24 11:18:33 +01:00