backup-skill

Automating Proxmox VM backups and PostgreSQL dumps involves coordinating vzdump snapshots with pg_dump commands to ensure reliable recovery. This skill orchestrates both processes end-to-end, applying retention policies across VM and database backups for homelab environments.

Backing up an Obsidian vault using Git requires pushing commits to a remote repository to maintain version history and audit traces. This skill automates vault protection through Git integration, ensuring knowledge base disaster readiness with verifiable restores.

Using rsync for incremental file backups to an NFS destination provides versioned data protection. This skill coordinates rsync operations to an NFS mount, enabling efficient file-level disaster recovery alongside VM and database workflows.

Backup automation with retention policies and pruning automatically removes outdated archives to manage storage capacity. This skill enforces policy-based pruning, verification, and dashboard visibility across Proxmox, PostgreSQL, rsync, and Git backups.

Restoring a PostgreSQL database from a pg_dump file safely requires coordinated database dumps and controlled restoration commands. This skill manages safe restore workflows for individual or all databases, verifying integrity before completing the recovery cycle.

Automated disaster recovery for small-scale homelab environments coordinates VM snapshots, database dumps, and file backups without enterprise overhead. This skill satisfies homelab requirements by integrating retention, verification, and restore commands across multiple platforms.