postgresql-backup-dropbox

Backup PostgreSQL to Dropbox (supports periodic backups & multi files)

Basic Usage

$ docker run \
  --name postgresql_backup \
  -d \
  --restart=always \
  --log-opt max-size=1m \
  --log-opt max-file=5 \
  -e POSTGRESQL_USER=root \
  -e POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=root \
  -e POSTGRESQL_HOST=localhost \
  -e DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN \
  -e SCHEDULE=@daily \
  -e DATABASE_NAME=databasename
  diogoarm/postgresql-backup-dropbox

Environment variables

• POSTGRESQLDUMP_OPTIONS pg_dump options
• POSTGRESQL_HOST the postgresql host required
• POSTGRESQL_PORT the postgresql port (default: 5432)
• POSTGRESQL_USER the postgresql user required
• POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD the postgresql password required
• DROPBOX_PREFIX path prefix in your Dropbox (default: empty)
• DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN your Dropbox API access token required
• SCHEDULE backup schedule time, see explainatons below
• DATABASE_NAME the postgresql databasename required

Automatic Periodic Backups

You can additionally set the SCHEDULE environment variable like -e SCHEDULE="@daily" to run the backup automatically.

More information about the scheduling can be found here.

How to get Dropbox API token

Visit the Dropbox app creation page, and fill following fields in there.

1. Choose an API ... Dropbox API
2. Choose the type of access you need ... App folder
3. Name your app ... Your favorite name. This will be a folder name.

Once an application have created, you should press "Generate" button to generate your access token: