How to Backup Baserow: Complete Guide for Docker & External PostgreSQL | Self-Hosting Tutorial

Learn essential backup and restoration techniques for your Baserow instance in this comprehensive tutorial. Whether you're running the default Baserow container or using an external PostgreSQL database, this step-by-step guide will show you how to safely backup and restore your data, ensuring your information stays secure and recoverable.

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🕒 Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction & Overview
00:01:10 Setting Up Test Environment
00:02:30 Backup Process for Default Container
00:04:30 Clean Slate & Restoration Process
00:06:40 Podman-Specific Commands
00:07:50 External PostgreSQL Setup
00:10:00 Database Backup Steps
00:12:30 Database Restoration Process
00:14:30 Final Testing & Verification

🔧 What You'll Learn in This Video:
✓ How to backup and restore default Baserow containers
✓ Managing external PostgreSQL database backups
✓ Using Docker volumes for data preservation
✓ Alternative backup methods with Podman
✓ Proper database user permission management

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[StefanoPompa]

Thanks to this channel i have discovered baserow, i am thinkering on it and this topic it is so helpfull

[baserow]

Great video, Sascha! Thank you for creating it!

[MisionJapon]

Thank you very much for your video, very useful! Would it be possible to automate with n8n the backup process? not only to automate but also to be able to automate the uploading of the backup to a cloud and to automate the restoring of the DB.