--- title: How to Set Up Nightly Backups to AWS S3 for Multiple... description: A step-by-step guide for automating nightly PostgreSQL database backups from multiple Neon projects to AWS S3 using GitHub Actions and pg_dump. Covers GitHub... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-set-up-nightly-backups-to-aws-s3-for-multiple-neon-projects-5dg0uamzc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Set Up Nightly Backups to AWS S3 for Multiple Neon Projects | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide for automating nightly PostgreSQL database backups from multiple Neon projects to AWS S3 using GitHub Actions and pg_dump. 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Covers GitHub Actions workflow configuration, environment variables and secrets setup, S3 folder organization per database, retention policy enforcement, and limitations like the 6-hour GitHub Actions timeout with a note on self-hosted runners as a workaround. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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