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Database Backup Documentation​

1. Database Information​

  • Database Name: nextpay_api
  • Database Type: PostgreSQL
  • Database Version: 14

2. Backup Schedule​

Production​

  • Daily Backup Schedule: Daily Backup Window at 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
  • Weekly Backup Schedule: Every Sunday at 3:00 AM
  • Monthly Backup Schedule: Every 1st day of every month at 2:00 AM

Sandbox​

  • Daily Backup Schedule: Every day at 3:00 AM

Development​

  • Monthly Backup Schedule: Every 1st day of every month at 2:00 AM

3. Backup Methods​

  • Backup Tool:
    • Production Daily Backup: AWS RDS Automated Backup
    • Others: pg_dump via db-backup devtron service.
  • Backup Location: AWS S3 Bucket 'nextpay-database-backups'
  • Backup Encryption: Server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3)

4. Retention Policy​

  • Retention Period:
    • Daily Backup Retention: 30 days
    • Weekly Backup Retention: 60 days
    • Monthly Backup Retention: 7 years
  • Archival Policy: For Monthly Backups, Objects will move to Glacier Flexible Retrieval (formerly Glacier) after 90 days

Learn More​

For more detailed information on our Archival Policy, please refer to the S3 Lifecycle Rule documentation.

To trigger backup manually please reach out to DevOps Team for support.