Re: Pgbackrest specifying the default DB necessary/correct way ?

On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 1:39 AM KK CHN <kkchn(dot)in(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> In this DB server I have other databases than the default "edb"
> database. Specifying the above line as pg1-database=edb // I am
> not sure this line is necessary or not ?
>

The pgbackrest process needs to connect to the database, which means it
needs a user and database. You need this variable if you do not have the
default database, "postgres". If you have a database named postgres, you
can leave this out. Otherwise, yes, it is necessary.

pg1-database=edb // specifying like this, will it block other databases
> on this server to get backed up ? IF yes how can I overcome this ?
>

pgBackRest works on a cluster level, so *all* the databases are backed up.
Indeed, it is not possible to only backup some of the databases. It's the
whole cluster.

( I am just learning and exploring PgbackRest) found online some
> reference configurations so using like this )

Probably best to stick to the official docs; this section in particular is
worth a read:

https://pgbackrest.org/user-guide-rhel.html

Cheers,
Greg