Database backups / PostgreSQL Backup Service

DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL Backups

Backup a DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL to your external storage

Backup one server, database, or application for free forever.

The simplest solution for automated offsite PostgreSQL backups.

Automated and secure backups on any S3, AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, as well as custom S3 endpoints that are simple to set up and simple to restore.

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Backup PostgreSQL Database

Learn how SnapShooter makes backups of your DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL.

Watch the way your data flows from source to the storage you decide.

Server Based DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL Backups

For customers who already have a server and want there Managed Database data to stay within there own network, only meta sent back to SnapShooter.

SnapShooter Connects Via SSH to your server
Once Connected this server connects directly to your Managed Database and begins the backup process
Data from Managed Database begins streaming to your server
Your Server compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage

Serverless DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL Backups

For customers who want us to directly access your Managed Database using SnapShooters fleet of global servers.

SnapShooter boots a container in a SnapShooter cluster of your choosing
Once booted this container connects your Managed Database and begins the backup process
Data from Managed Database begins streaming to the SnapShooter Container
The container compresses the data and uploads it to your storage
Confirmation of uploaded chunk is received, repeat steps 3,4,5 until backup completed
During the backup meta data is periodic send back to SnapShooter for real time monitoring
Once the backup is completed SnapShooter confirms the file size with the storage