Backup Strategy

Backups are your insurance policy. Heres how to backup your AI stack properly.

3-2-1 Rule

• 3 copies of data
• 2 different storage types
• 1 copy offsite

What to Backup

Backup Script

#!/bin/bash
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)

# PostgreSQL
docker exec postgres pg_dump -U user db > backup_$DATE.sql

# n8n
tar czf n8n_$DATE.tar.gz ./n8n-data

# Ollama models
tar czf ollama_$DATE.tar.gz /var/lib/ollama

# Upload to remote
rclone copy . remote:backups/$DATE/

# Keep only 7 days locally
find . -name "*.sql" -mtime +7 -delete

Cron Schedule

# /etc/cron.d/backup
# Daily at 2am
0 2 * * * root /opt/scripts/backup.sh

Recovery Test

• Test restore quarterly
• Document recovery steps
• Verify backups are complete
• Test with team