backup

runway service backup manages backups for your services. Backups are available on Scale, Scale+, Pro, and Pro+ plans.

List backups

List all available backups for a service:

runway service backup ls <name>

Argument	Description
`<name>`	Name of the service

Runway automatically creates daily backups and retains them for 2 weeks.

Create an on-demand backup:

runway service backup create <name>

Argument	Description
`<name>`	Name of the service

Use this when you need a backup outside the regular daily schedule.

Download a backup to your local machine:

runway service backup download <name> <backup>

Argument	Description
`<name>`	Name of the service
`<backup>`	Name of the backup

The download is a snappy-compressed tarball containing the PostgreSQL configuration and data directory. Use this to:

To restore from a backup, create a new service using the --service flag:

runway service create db-new \
    --plan=dev-launch \
    --service=db-existing