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Open-Source CLI Validates Your Postgres Backups: Seeking Architecture Feedback

Learn about the backupdrill CLI tool that validates Postgres backups. The developer seeks architectural feedback.

A developer realized the importance of backup restoration after a scare and created a tool called "backupdrill". This tool retrieves the latest backup from cloud storage, spins up a temporary Postgres instance in Docker, and verifies the integrity of the backup. The developer is seeking architectural feedback on specific design decisions.