--- title: How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal | daily.dev description: Learn how to deal with PostgreSQL backups using Kamal, a modern evolution of Capistrano for containerized applications. Create backups, export to S3, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deal-with-postgresql-backups-using-kamal-n2h4vld4s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to deal with PostgreSQL backups using Kamal, a modern evolution of Capistrano for containerized applications. Create backups, export to S3, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deal-with-postgresql-backups-using-kamal-n2h4vld4s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/n2h4VlD4s.png og:image:alt: How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal **[Ruby Flow](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyflow)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn how to deal with PostgreSQL backups using Kamal, a modern evolution of Capistrano for containerized applications. Create backups, export to S3, and restore backups with ease. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#aws-s3](https://daily.dev/tags/aws-s3), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#kamal](https://daily.dev/tags/kamal) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deal-with-postgresql-backups-using-kamal-n2h4vld4s) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deal-with-postgresql-backups-using-kamal-n2h4vld4s","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deal-with-postgresql-backups-using-kamal-n2h4vld4s"},"datePublished":"2024-02-01T04:18:23.384Z","dateModified":"2026-04-23T02:12:28.609Z","description":"Learn how to deal with PostgreSQL backups using Kamal, a modern evolution of Capistrano for containerized applications. Create backups, export to S3, and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0fd8569bac4eeb34ec6e2eb1edd1ce62?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0fd8569bac4eeb34ec6e2eb1edd1ce62?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ruby Flow","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ruby Flow","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/a21aaa8bcbbf448193a016895c90a0e1","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/rubyflow"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-deal-with-postgresql-backups-using-kamal-n2h4vld4s","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"aws-s3,backend,docker,kamal","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ruby Flow","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/rubyflow"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal"}]} ```