How To Back Up, Restore, and Migrate PostgreSQL Databases with Barman

PostgreSQL is an open-source database platform quite popular with web and mobile application developers for its ease of maintenance, cost effectiveness, and simple integration with other open-source technologies. One critical task of maintaining a PostgreSQL environment is to back up its databases regularly. In this tutorial you’ll set up the Barman backup server, make a backup from a primary database server, and restore to a standby server.

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