Controller & Hooch
Hooch Hooch
Got a minute? I need a solid backup plan for our main database. You keep things neat—tell me how you make sure it never goes down.
Controller Controller
Sure thing. First, I set up a nightly snapshot that copies the whole database to a separate, hardened server—no single point of failure. Then I run a daily incremental backup to an off‑site location, compressed with gzip to keep the storage minimal. I schedule a full restore test every month; if it fails, I know right away. All logs go to a central syslog server, and I run a script that checks the backup file integrity and alerts me if the checksum doesn’t match. If the primary goes down, I switch to the standby server in less than a minute and keep the traffic on the mirrored copy until everything’s back to normal. Simple, repeatable, and silent.
Hooch Hooch
Nice. Keep that schedule tight, and don’t let anything slip. If it breaks, we’re all out. Trust the plan, not the hype.