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Overview

Backup multiple database types on a scheduled basis with many customizable options. Manual Backups can be performed by entering the container and typing backup-now For diffrent port please add variable DB1_PORT and include the port For more DB backups you can include DB2_NAME etc https://github.com/tiredofit/docker-db-backup#job-backup-options Check advanced for more settings

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Find db-backup in Community Apps on your Unraid server, review the template, and click Install. Unraid handles the Docker app or plugin setup from the published template.

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Repository

tiredofit/db-backup:latest

Registry

https://hub.docker.com/r/tiredofit/db-backup/

Last Updated2026-03-13

First Seen2020-03-07

Runtime arguments

Network: bridge
Shell: sh
Privileged: false

Template configuration

Backup LocationPathrw

Database Dump Location

Target: /backup
Value: /mnt/user/backups/db/

DB01_NAMEVariable

Schema Name e.g. database or ALL to backup all databases the user has access to.

Value: ALL

DB01_TYPEVariable

Type of DB Server to backup couch influx mysql mssql pgsql mongo redis sqlite3

Default: mysql|pgsql|mongo|redis|influx|couch|mssql|sqlite3
Value: mysql

DB01_HOSTVariable

Server Hostname e.g. mariadb. For sqlite3, full path to DB file e.g. /backup/db.sqlite3

Value: 192.168.1.1

DB01_USERVariable

username for the database(s) - Can use root for MySQL

Value: root

DB01_PASSVariable

(optional if DB doesn't require it) password for the database

Value: password

DEFAULT_SPLIT_DBVariable

If using ALL - use this to split each database into its own file as opposed to one singular file

Default: TRUE|FALSE
Value: TRUE

DEFAULT_BACKUP_INTERVALVariable

How often to dump DB Minutes Defaults 1440 = Day

Value: 1440

DEFAULT_BACKUP_BEGINVariable

https://github.com/tiredofit/docker-db-backup#scheduling-options

Value: 0300

DEFAULT_CLEANUP_TIMEVariable

Value in minutes to delete old backups. 10080 = One Week. If you want all backup delete this key.

Value: 10080

DEFAULT_COMPRESSIONVariable

Use either Gzip GZ, Bzip2 BZ, XZip XZ, ZSTD ZSTD or none NONE

Default: ZSTD|BZ|XZ|GZ|NONE
Value: ZSTD

DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_LEVELVariable

Numerical value of what level of compression to use, most allow 1 to 9, except for ZSTD which allows for 1 to 19

Default: 3|1|2|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19
Value: 3

DEFAULT_GZ_RSYNCABLEVariable

Use --rsyncable (gzip only) for faster rsync transfers and incremental backup deduplication.

Default: FALSE|TRUE
Value: FALSE

DEBUG_MODEVariable

DEBUG_MODE

Default: FALSE|TRUE
Value: FALSE

CONTAINER_ENABLE_MONITORINGVariable

Default: FALSE|TRUE
Value: FALSE

DEFAULT_CHECKSUMVariable

Either MD5 or SHA1 or NONE

Default: NONE|SHA1|MD5
Value: NONE

DEFAULT_CREATE_LATEST_SYMLINKVariable

Create a symbolic link pointing to last backup in this format: latest-(DB_TYPE)_(DB_NAME)_(DB_HOST)

Default: FALSE|TRUE
Value: FALSE

DEFAULT_ENABLE_PARALLEL_COMPRESSIONVariable

Maximum amount of threads to use when compressing - Integer value e.g. 8

Default: autodetected
Value: autodetected

USER_DBBACKUPVariable

The uid that the image should read and write files as

Value: 99

GROUP_DBBACKUPVariable

The gid that the image should read and write files as

Value: 100

DEFAULT_FILESYSTEM_PATH_PERMISSIONVariable

Permissions to apply to backup directory

Value: 755

DEFAULT_FILESYSTEM_PERMISSIONVariable

Permissions to apply to files.

Default: 777
Value: 777

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