Quick start

This guide walks through the initial Acrynite setup end to end.

1. Register a PostgreSQL database

$acrynite database register production \
$  --host db.example.com \
$  --port 5432 \
$  --username acrynite_backup \
$  --database app_db \
$  --ssl-mode require

Replace the example values with your real connection details.

2. Register an S3 destination

$acrynite storage register s3-prod-backups \
$  --provider s3 \
$  --bucket company-backups \
$  --prefix acrynite/production \
$  --region eu-west-1

Acrynite uses the normal AWS credential chain, which can include environment credentials, shared profiles or instance roles.

3. Test the connection

$acrynite database test-connection production

4. Run a logical backup

$acrynite backup run \
$  --database production \
$  --type logical \
$  --storage s3-prod-backups

5. Inspect backup history

$acrynite backup list --database production
$acrynite backup show <backup-id>

First-backup checklist

• Confirm the database profile points to the intended PostgreSQL instance.
• Test the database connection.
• Confirm the bucket and prefix.
• Confirm the AWS credentials can write to the destination.
• Execute a backup and confirm it completed.
• Inspect its backup record and manifest.
• Perform a test restore and verify the recovered data.