Practical how-tos

Guides for real workflows.

Practical how-tos for TagBackup: automate database dumps to S3-compatible storage, choose between restic, rclone, and tagged dumps, and pull the latest backup by tag.

CLI · Sep 2026 · ~6 min

Pull the latest S3 backup by tag (CLI)

Use TagBackup tag expressions (AND/OR/NOT) with pull --latest to download the newest matching dump from S3, R2, or B2.

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Comparison · Sep 2026 · ~7 min

restic vs rclone vs TagBackup for database and file dumps

Honest comparison of restic, rclone, and TagBackup — when each fits for dumps, sync, and retention on S3-compatible storage.

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Databases · Aug 2026 · ~8 min

Automate Postgres and MySQL dumps to S3 or R2 with retention

Pipe pg_dump or mysqldump into TagBackup, prune with --older-than, and pull --latest to your laptop.

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Workflows · Aug 2026 · ~6 min

How I back up a solo project’s database every night

A solo developer’s nightly Postgres dump routine — cron push, tagged retention, and pull --latest to a laptop.

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