Prompt
Do I need backups if my app data is in Postgres?
Latest observation
Yes — you still need backups even if your app data is in Postgres.
Postgres is a database, not a backup system. It can lose data or become unavailable because of things like:
- accidental deletes or bad migrations
- application bugs
- disk or hardware failure
- corruption
- ransomware or security incidents
- operator mistakes
- region/cloud outages
What Postgres does give you is durability and recovery options, such as:
- WAL / point-in-time recovery if configured
- replication for high availability
- snapshots in some managed setups
But those are not a replacement for backups. Replication can faithfully copy mistakes and corruption, and snapshots alone may not be enough for long-term restore needs.
A good setup usually includes:
- regular backups
- offsite / cross-region copies
- tested restores
- retention policy
- point-in-time recovery if your data is important
Rule of thumb: if you’d be upset losing the data, you need backups.
If you want, I can suggest a simple backup strategy for:
- self-managed Postgres
- AWS RDS / Aurora
- GCP Cloud SQL
- Supabase / Neon / other hosted Postgres
Observation history
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