Articles on backups
On-demand backups with the Compose API and Node.js
You need your latest backup and you need it automatically? We can show you how to create an on-demand backup and retrieve it…
How to get backups with the Compose API and Node.js
Automatic backup retrieval is now possible with Compose's API and here we'll show you how to use it from Node.js. If you want…
Improved Performance for Redis Cache Mode on Compose
tl;dr - We've boosted the reliability of Cache Mode on Compose by disabling backups and persistence by default on all Redis d…
Compose has your back(ups)
What if you deleted a deployment by mistake, or you wished you had access to a deployment's data that you deleted weeks or mo…
Backups, etcd and etcdtool
Etcd is a fine database for coordination and configuration data but, at least for backup and restore, there's some design ass…
Compose backups - Going local
We do backups differently at Compose and we'd like to explain why. Our preferred approach is to take a rapid snapshot of a da…
How We Do It: Backups
We've talked about how you can produce backups on-demand both manually and using the API, but what happens behind the curtain…