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## Easy Automated Docker Volume Backups That Are Database Friendly

DevFeed: [Easy Automated Docker Volume Backups That Are Database Friendly](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/easy-automated-docker-volume-backups-that-are-database-friendly-21835.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/blog/2025/05/easy-automated-docker-volume-backups-database-friendly/>)

Author: Nic Raboy

Published: 2025-05-10T12:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Nic Raboy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nic-raboy.md>)

Topics: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [database-consistency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database-consistency.md>), [Docker NAS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-nas.md>)

Tags: [automated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automated.md>), [backrest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backrest.md>), [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [backups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backups.md>), [btrfs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/btrfs.md>), [copy-on-write](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copy-on-write.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-compose.md>), [easy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/easy.md>), [ext4](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ext4.md>), [friendly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/friendly.md>), [gitea](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitea.md>), [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [offen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offen.md>), [restic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/restic.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>), [synology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology.md>), [volume](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/volume.md>)

### AI overview

On ext4, backing up active Docker volumes can risk inconsistent files, especially SQLite databases using write-ahead logging. The excerpt describes Offen as a Docker Compose service configured with the volumes to back up and a schedule; it stops the target container, creates a TAR archive, and uploads it to a chosen destination. Its setup maps the Docker socket so Offen can stop and restart the container, and sets the timezone for scheduling. Backrest is also named as an alternative, but this excerpt does not describe how it works or compare its results.

### Source excerpt

I recently picked up a Beelink EQR6 Mini PC to reduce some of the Docker stress on my aging Synology NAS. Since my Synology used the Btrfs filesystem, I never had to worry about file locks and corrupt... The post Easy Automated Docker Volume Backups That Are Database Friendly appeared first on The Polyglot Developer.