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# Backup and Restore
## Database
:::info
Refer to the official [postgres documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/backup.html) for details about backing up and restoring a postgres database.
:::
The recommended way to backup and restore the Immich database is to use the `pg_dumpall` command.
```bash title='Backup'
docker exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall -c -U postgres | gzip > "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz"
```
```bash title='Restore'
gunzip < /path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql -U postgres -d immich
```
The database dumps can also be automated (using [this image](https://github.com/prodrigestivill/docker-postgres-backup-local)) by editing the docker compose file to match the following:
```yaml
services:
...
backup:
container_name: immich_db_dumper
image: prodrigestivill/postgres-backup-local
env_file:
- .env
environment:
POSTGRES_HOST: database
POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
SCHEDULE: "@daily"
BACKUP_NUM_KEEP: 7
BACKUP_DIR: /db_dumps
volumes:
- ./db_dumps:/db_dumps
depends_on:
- database
```
Then you can restore with the same command but pointed at the latest dump.
```bash title='Automated Restore'
gunzip < db_dumps/last/immich-latest.sql.gz | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql -U postgres -d immich
```
## Filesystem
Immich stores two types of content in the filesystem: (1) original, unmodified content, and (2) generated content. Only the original content needs to be backed-up, which includes the following folders:
1. `UPLOAD_LOCATION/library`
1. `UPLOAD_LOCATION/upload`
1. `UPLOAD_LOCATION/profile`