Nuclos backup: database, BLOB, pg_dump, pgAdmin, Navicat, restore, document attachments.

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Back up the database and application – save BLOBs correctly, recommended methods and testing the restore.

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A backup should go without saying – both the database and the application (which holds document attachments, among others) must be backed up.

Database backup

It is crucial that BLOBs are saved correctly. BLOBs contain, among others:

If BLOBs are not saved correctly, a restore is not possible – the backup is then useless.

Recommended methods (PostgreSQL)

The database front-end Navicat Premium saves BLOBs incorrectly on Linux (bug) – such backups are unusable. The macOS version works correctly.

Test the restore

Test every backup method with an actual restore – only then is it guaranteed that the backup can be applied correctly.

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