isotopp,
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This is about the third story I hear about an instance losing all their data because of a CI/CD mistake.

https://firefish.social/notes/9iqefgi8rzfksnqc

Hugops, but also the usual grizzled old sysadmin advice:

  1. Never say backup. Always say restore. This changes your mind.

A backup is a cost center. It has no value, it has only cost. Only a restore has a proven value, and comes with knowledge:

  • You know you actually can restore, the backup was complete and does connect.
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