Automatic Database Backup

Module Cloudlink - Database
Technical Name cloud_link_db

The Cloudlink - Database module allows you to backup your database directly to one of the cloud storages compatible with Cloudlink (Google Drive, OneDrive, SFTP, …). The backup will be performed at the specified interval. A Cloudlink Administrator can also manually trigger the backup.

Automatic Database Backup

Restore

The built in Odoo Database Manager (at <your-domain>/web/database/manager) can be used to restore the database from a backup file.

Backup Settings

Name

The name of the backup task.

Database Name

The name of the database.

Destination drive

The Cloudlink Drive on which the backup is stored.

Destination path

The location of the backup.

Filename

The name of the backup file. The filename can contain the following placeholders:

  • name - Name
  • db_name - Database Name
  • second - Second as a zero-padded number
  • minute - Minute as a zero-padded number
  • hour - Hour as a zero-padded number
  • day - Day of the month as a zero-padded decimal number
  • month - Month as a zero-padded number
  • year - Year with century

Default: {db_name}-{day}{month}{year}

Format

Options:

  • zip (includes filestore)
  • pg_dump (without filestore)

Active

Specifies whether the job is executed automatically.

Execute Every

Run job every x Minutes/Hours/Days/Weeks/Months

Next Execution Date

Next planned execution date for this job

Backup retention

Configure how many backups to keep:

  • Keep all: Keep all your backups.
  • Number of backups to keep: Specify how many backups should be retained. Older backups will be deleted automatically.

Notifications

Notifications about backup failures are now sent via the Odoo chatter (followers/messages). To receive notifications, add yourself as a follower to the backup job.