binaryoverload/postgresql-client repository overview

⁠binaryoverload/postgresql-client

A Docker image for all of the PostgreSQL client executables, including:

• pg_dump - Extract a PostgreSQL database into a script file or other archive file
• pg_dumpall - Extract a PostgreSQL database cluster into a script file
• pg_restore - Restore a PostgreSQL database from an archive file created by pg_dump
• psql - PostgreSQL interactive terminal
• pg_isready - Check the connection status of a PostgreSQL server
• pg_basebackup - Take a base backup of a PostgreSQL cluster
• pg_verifybackup - Verify the integrity of a base backup of a PostgreSQL cluster
• And many more...⁠

The image also includes common file transfer utilities to allow use of this image for backup and restore operations, including:

• curl, wget - Download files from the internet
• tar, gzip, zip and xz - Archive and compress files
• openssl and gpg - Encrypt and decrypt files
• rsync - Synchronize files and directories between two locations
• rclone - https://rclone.org/⁠ - Sync files and directories to and from cloud storage providers
• restic - https://restic.readthedocs.io/⁠ - Restic encrypted backup tool
• cron - Schedule tasks to run at specific intervals

This image is intended to be used as a base image for running PostgreSQL scripts and as such is deployed in both Ubuntu (Default) and Alpine distro variants with all major supported versions:

• 17
• 16
• 15
• 14 (Ubuntu only)
• 13 (Ubuntu only)
• 12 (Ubuntu only)

Information on the versions of PostgreSQL and their support periods can be found at the link here⁠.