Feature request: on-demand backup + exclude tables by name/prefix (pg_dump style) #181

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T16:15:55+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 16:15:55 +02:00

Originally created by @beeyev on 1/29/2026

Hi! First of all, thank you for such a great project, it saves a lot of time and is very helpful.

Could you please consider adding a couple of extra features?

1) On-demand backup (without backup plan)

Allow creating a backup on demand without defining a specific backup plan/schedule.

Example flow:

user logs in into the control panel
clicks a button "Create backup"
backup is creation is started (one-time run)

This would be super useful for quick/manual backups before maintenance or deployments.

2) Exclude specific tables by name/prefix (pg_dump style) + schema option

This one is more important for me.

Allow configuring exclusions for specific tables:

exclude by full table name (exact match)
exclude by prefix (like "tmp_", "events_", etc)
ideally same behavior as pg_dump --exclude-table / --exclude-table-data

Also, please add an option for excluded tables:

keep schema for excluded tables (schema only, no data)
or exclude schema too

Thanks!

*Originally created by @beeyev on 1/29/2026* Hi! First of all, thank you for such a great project, it saves a lot of time and is very helpful. Could you please consider adding a couple of extra features? ### 1) On-demand backup (without backup plan) Allow creating a backup on demand without defining a specific backup plan/schedule. Example flow: * user logs in into the control panel * clicks a button "Create backup" * backup is creation is started (one-time run) This would be super useful for quick/manual backups before maintenance or deployments. ### 2) Exclude specific tables by name/prefix (pg_dump style) + schema option This one is more important for me. Allow configuring exclusions for specific tables: * exclude by full table name (exact match) * exclude by prefix (like "tmp_", "events_", etc) * ideally same behavior as pg_dump `--exclude-table` / `--exclude-table-data` Also, please add an option for excluded tables: * keep schema for excluded tables (schema only, no data) * or exclude schema too Thanks!

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Reference: github/databasus#181