automating-database-backups

name	automating-database-backups
description	Automate database backup processes with scheduling, compression, and encryption. Supports PostgreSQL (pg_dump), MySQL (mysqldump), MongoDB (mongodump), and SQLite. Generates production-ready backup scripts with retention policies and restore procedures. Trigger: "automate database backups", "schedule backups", "create backup script", "disaster recovery". Use when working with automating database backups. Trigger with 'automating', 'database', 'backups'.
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash(pg_dump:*), Bash(mysqldump:*), Bash(mongodump:*), Bash(cron:*), Bash(gpg:*)
version	1.26.0
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
license	MIT
tags	["database","postgresql","mysql","mongodb"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Database Backup Automation

Generate production-ready backup scripts for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and SQLite with compression, encryption, scheduling, and retention policies.

Quick Start

PostgreSQL Backup

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups/postgresql"
DB_NAME="mydb"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${DB_NAME}_${DATE}.sql.gz"

pg_dump -h localhost -U postgres -d "$DB_NAME" \
  --format=custom \
  --compress=9 \
  --file="$BACKUP_FILE"

# Encrypt with GPG (optional)
gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 --batch --passphrase-file /etc/backup.key "$BACKUP_FILE"
rm "$BACKUP_FILE"

MySQL Backup

#!/bin/bash
BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups/mysql"
DB_NAME="mydb"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mysqldump -h localhost -u root -p"${MYSQL_PASSWORD}" \
  --single-transaction \
  --routines \
  --triggers \
  "$DB_NAME" | gzip > "${BACKUP_DIR}/${DB_NAME}_${DATE}.sql.gz"

MongoDB Backup

#!/bin/bash
mongodump --uri="mongodb://localhost:27017" \  # 27017: MongoDB port
  --db=mydb \
  --out=/var/backups/mongodb/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S) \
  --gzip

Instructions

Step 1: Gather Requirements

Ask the user for:

• Database type (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite)