# Backup restore db

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# Backup and restore Database

# Backup DB

Creates a backup in the current directory.

docker exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall --clean --if-exists --username=postgres | gzip > "./dump.sql.gz"

# Restore DB

docker compose down -v  # CAUTION! Deletes all Immich data to start from scratch.
# rm -rf DB_DATA_LOCATION # CAUTION! Deletes all Immich data to start from scratch.
docker compose pull     # Update to latest version of Immich (if desired)
docker compose create   # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them.
docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server
sleep 10    # Wait for Postgres server to start up
gunzip < "./dump.sql.gz" \
| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \
| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres    # Restore Backup
docker compose up -d    # Start remainder of Immich apps

# Automate backup

Add to docker-compose.yml:

services:
  ...
  backup:
    container_name: immich_db_dumper
    image: prodrigestivill/postgres-backup-local:14
    env_file:
      - .env
    environment:
      POSTGRES_HOST: database
      POSTGRES_CLUSTER: 'TRUE'
      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
      SCHEDULE: "@daily"
      POSTGRES_EXTRA_OPTS: '--clean --if-exists'
      BACKUP_DIR: /db_dumps
    volumes:
      - ./db_dumps:/db_dumps
    depends_on:
      - database

Restore the latest backup with:

gunzip < db_dumps/last/immich-latest.sql.gz \
| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \
| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres