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diff --git a/extra/sql_dumps/README.md b/extra/sql_dumps/README.md index 7ce59754..2c73fd20 100644 --- a/extra/sql_dumps/README.md +++ b/extra/sql_dumps/README.md @@ -96,9 +96,13 @@ This dump will contain all tables in the backend schema, except for "private" authentication tables. For local or non-production machines, might need to replace the `fatcat_prod` database name. +Note that prior to 2022, public dumps were in `--format=tar`, but this results +in many temporary files being written to disk, which causes unnecessarly load +on the server. + # TODO: for production, probably want consistent serialization mode export DATESLUG="`date +%Y-%m-%d.%H%M%S`" - sudo -u postgres pg_dump --verbose --format=tar --exclude-table-data=auth_oidc fatcat_prod | pigz > /srv/fatcat/snapshots/fatcat_public_dbdump_${DATESLUG}.tar.gz + sudo -u postgres pg_dump --verbose --format=custom --exclude-table-data=auth_oidc fatcat_prod > /srv/fatcat/snapshots/fatcat_public_dbdump_${DATESLUG}.pgdump Can also run using the remote/SSH options above. |