> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.indic8.ing/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backup and Disaster Recovery

> Procedures for automated database backups, snapshots, and point-in-time recovery.

Reliable backups ensure your historical financial telemetry and sovereign ledger remain protected against hardware failures.

## Automated Postgres Backups

You can run daily automated backups using `pg_dump` wrapped in a cron job:

```bash theme={null}
#!/bin/bash
BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups/indic8"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
FILENAME="$BACKUP_DIR/indic8_backup_$TIMESTAMP.sql.gz"

mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR

docker exec -t indic8-postgres pg_dump -U indic8_user indic8_db | gzip > $FILENAME

# Keep 30 days of retention
find $BACKUP_DIR -type f -name "*.sql.gz" -mtime +30 -delete
```

***

## Restoring from a Backup

To restore your database from a compressed snapshot file:

```bash theme={null}
# Decompress and stream into the Postgres container
gunzip -c /var/backups/indic8/indic8_backup_20260913_120000.sql.gz | \
  docker exec -i indic8-postgres psql -U indic8_user -d indic8_db
```

<Warning>
  Restoring a backup will overwrite existing tables in the destination database. Always create a safety snapshot before performing a restore.
</Warning>