rsprta/mariadb-backup repository overview

⁠rsprta/mariadb-backup

⁠Quick reference

• Maintained by: Radek Sprta⁠
• Where to get help: Repository Issues⁠

⁠Description

The container is designed to make a backup of MariaDB databases using mysqldump.

⁠Usage

Example docker-compose.yml, that assumes you MariaDB container is called mariadb and runs in a network of the same name:

version: '2'
services:
  backup:
    container_name: mariadb-backup
    image: registry.gitlab.com/radek-sprta/docker-mariadb-backup
    environment:
      - CRON_TIMER=@daily
      - MARIADB_HOST=mariadb
      - MARIADB_PASSWORD=secret
      - MARIADB_PORT=3306
      - MARIADB_USER=root
    volumes:
      - "/var/lib/backup:/backup"
    networks:
      - database
    restart: unless-stopped
networks:
  database:
    external:
      name: mariadb

⁠Environment variables

For the container to work, you need to declare several environment variables.

⁠CRON_TIMER

How often should the dumps be made. Uses cron time definition (such as '0 5 * * 0'). Defaults to @daily.

⁠MARIADB_HOST

Host to connect to.

⁠MARIADB_PASSWORD

Password of the backup user.

⁠MARIADB_PORT

Port to connect to.

⁠MARIADB_USER

User to perform the backup. Needs to have the necessary permissions.

⁠Contributing

For information on how to contribute to the project, please check the Contributor's Guide⁠.

⁠Contact

[email protected]⁠ incoming+radek-sprta/[email protected]⁠

⁠License

GNU General Public License v3

⁠Credits

This package was created with Cookiecutter⁠.