Backup and Restore Your Database
In this video, we cover complete disaster recovery strategies for your database using Neon Serverless Postgres. You'll learn how to preview past database states, execute instant point-in-time restores, schedule routine snapshot backups, and handle complex merge scenarios without losing fresh production data. Whether you need a full database rollback or a surgical single-table recovery, this guide ensures you are prepared for any data loss incident.
🔗 Links:
Source Code: https://github.com/neondatabase/examp...
Documentation: https://neon.com/docs/guides/backup-r...
Install PostgreSQL CLI tools (pg_dump & pg_restore):
macOS (Homebrew): brew install postgresql
Windows: https://www.postgresql.org/download/w...
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - How Do You Perform a Point-in-Time Restore?
03:29 - How Far Back Can You Restore Data?
04:26 - How Do Database Snapshots Work?
06:18 - How Do You Restore a Single Table Without Overwriting New Data?
10:09 - Outro