Documentation

dbferry docs

Guides for backing up and restoring managed PostgreSQL and MySQL — including the full manual restore procedure that works with standard tools alone, no dbferry required. Your backups are never locked to us.

Guides

GuideRestore a single database from a managed cluster backup GuideBack up DigitalOcean Managed Postgres to S3 GuideLogical vs physical backups on managed databases

CLI & restore reference

The CLI and pipeline are open source (Apache-2.0). The backup format is a public, versioned contract: restoring needs only age, zstd and pg_restore/mysql.

ReferenceRestoring a backup — the full manual chain, step by step ReferenceREADME — install, quickstart, commands, exit codes ReferenceNamed connections & config — secrets via keyring, never plaintext ReferenceOperating backups — bucket lifecycle for incomplete uploads ReferenceArchitecture decisions — the backup format contract and why ReferenceSecurity — client-side encryption, BYOK, reporting

Comparisons & engineering

Comparedbferry vs SimpleBackups Comparedbferry vs SnapShooter EngineeringHow dbferry streams backups without touching disk