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> [!caution]
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> TODO
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Intro
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Command-line tool for creating backups of a **single** PostgreSQL database.<br/>
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Consider using [`pg_dumpall`][pg_dumpall] to create backups of entire clusters, or global objects like roles and
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tablespaces.
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## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
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## TL;DR
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It can dump a database in its entirety, or just specific parts of it such as individual tables or schemas.<br/>
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It does **not** dump objects like roles, groups, tablespace and others. Consider using [`pg_dumpall`][pg_dumpall] for
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those.
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It produces sets of SQL statements that can be executed to reproduce the original databases' object definitions and
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table data.
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Suitable when:
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- The database' size is **less** than 100 GB.<br/>
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It tends to start giving issues for bigger databases.
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- One plans to migrate the database' metadata as well as the table data.
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- There is a relatively large number of tables to migrate.
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> [!important]
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> `pg_dump` works better when the database is taken offline, but it **does keep the database available** and will
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> **not** prevent users from accessing it.<br/>
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> Even with other users accessing the database during the backup process, `pg_dump` will **always** produce consistent
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> results thanks to ACID properties.
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<details>
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<summary>Setup</summary>
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- [Documentation]
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- [A Complete Guide to pg_dump With Examples, Tips, and Tricks]
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- [How to speed up pg_dump when dumping large databases]
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Reference
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[A Complete Guide to pg_dump With Examples, Tips, and Tricks]: https://www.dbvis.com/thetable/a-complete-guide-to-pg-dump-with-examples-tips-and-tricks/
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[How to speed up pg_dump when dumping large databases]: https://postgres.ai/docs/postgres-howtos/database-administration/backup-recovery/how-to-speed-up-pg-dump
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