Backup + restore a full stack

Audience: Ops user · Length: 5 min

5 min

What you will learn

• Create a manual backup with nself backup create
• Inspect backup contents and metadata
• Restore from a backup on the same server
• Practice point-in-time recovery (PITR) with Postgres WAL

Prerequisites

• ɳSelf running with at least one migration applied
• Enough disk space for at least one backup (size depends on your DB)

Commands used

nself backup create
nself backup list
nself backup restore <backup-id>
nself backup restore --point-in-time "2026-04-01 12:00:00"

Next steps

Set up automated backups, see the Backup & Restore guide. Then try T09: Zero-downtime upgrade.