Backup

In order to backup the persistent data from a Helm deployment, a couple of tools can be used. The general idea is that the Postgres database which the application connects to should be backed up. In the case that the Postgres databases that is included in the Helm chart is used, we could use a tool like Velero in order to backup the whole namespace. It's most important to make sure the following PVC's are being backed up:

• database-data-1

• database-data-2

Those PVC's contain the data of the databases included in the Helm chart.

In the situation where an external database is used, it is most important that that particular database has its own backup mechanism included.