I would like to know if DO live snapshots and backups are atomic. I mean, do they create a point in time snapshot of the file system?
I’m asking this because if live snapshots are atomic, then I can safely backup Postgresql data with a simple live snapshot on the server (indeed Postgresql uses WAL for transactions).
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Hi @collimarco
The backups/snapshots are full server images of the point-in-time state, so not just file backup. Meaning when rolling back to that image, it will restore everything to that state - even running processes.
It’s generally not recommended to rely on full image backups as data-backup, but if you trust the PostgreSQL way of storing data in flat files, then yes, you can use it as backup for that.
I would highly recommend that you have other backup solutions as well - in other locations, so you’re safe in case of data center disaster.
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