# Creating Backup Strategies in Serverless Postgres with Laravel Cloud

DevFeed: [Creating Backup Strategies in Serverless Postgres with Laravel Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/creating-backup-strategies-in-serverless-postgres-with-laravel-cloud-3612.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/creating-backup-strategies-in-serverless-postgres-with-laravel-cloud>)

Author: Laravel Team

Published: 2026-01-23T17:50:13Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [Laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/laravel.md>), [postgresql clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql-clusters.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>)

Tags: [autoscaling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autoscaling.md>), [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [reduce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reduce.md>), [retention](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retention.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how to create a cost-conscious backup strategy for Laravel Cloud's Serverless Postgres. It covers continuous backup logging, retention windows, point-in-time recovery, autoscaling, scale to zero, and database hibernation, with a comparison to Laravel MySQL for archived workloads.

## Source excerpt

Looking to save on costs while protecting your data? Read our tips for setting up a dynamic backup strategy in Laravel Cloud.