Backup Disaster Recovery

This handles backup automation and disaster recovery planning for databases and infrastructure. You get example scripts for PostgreSQL backups with retention policies, cross-region failover configs, and recovery procedure templates. It's pitched at the operational level: setting up cron jobs, defining RTOs, testing restores. The reference guides cover database backups, DR plan templates, and failover setups. Honestly, the real value is in forcing you to document and test your recovery procedures, because most teams only discover their backups don't work when they desperately need them. The examples lean Kubernetes-native but the principles apply anywhere you need to not lose data.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill backup-disaster-recovery --agent claude-code

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Overview

Design and implement comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection, business continuity, and rapid recovery from infrastructure failures.

When to Use

Data protection and compliance
Business continuity planning
Disaster recovery planning
Point-in-time recovery
Cross-region failover
Data migration
Compliance and audit requirements
Recovery time objective (RTO) optimization

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# postgres-backup-cronjob.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: backup-script
  namespace: databases
data:
  backup.sh: |
    #!/bin/bash
    set -euo pipefail

    BACKUP_DIR="/backups/postgresql"
    RETENTION_DAYS=30
    DB_HOST="${POSTGRES_HOST}"
    DB_PORT="${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}"
    DB_USER="${POSTGRES_USER}"
    DB_PASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"

    export PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD"

    # Create backup directory
    mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"

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