Example 1339

Backup Strategy

Backup schedule and retention policy.

{
source: {
type: "filesystem"
host: "db.internal"
databases: [
"obesity"
"jogging"
]
}

# Backup schedule
schedule: {
full: "0 2 * * 0" # weekly Sunday 2am
incremental: "0 2 * * 1-6" # daily except Sunday
snapshot: "0 */4 * * *" # every 4 hours
}

retention: {
daily: 14
weekly: 11
monthly: 11
}

destination: {
type: "sftp"
path: "/mnt/backups/molasses"
encryption: true
compression: "gzip"
}
}

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