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Backing up and Restoring named Docker volumes
# Based on
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38298645/how-should-i-backup-restore-docker-named-volumes
# Dependencies
brew install fzf fx
# Backup (docker-compose running and we're in the same dir)
export CONTAINER_NAME=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | fzf) && \
export VOLUME_NAME=$(docker inspect $CONTAINER_NAME | fx '.[0].Mounts[0].Name') && \
docker stop $(docker inspect $CONTAINERNAME | fx '.[0].Id') && \
docker run --rm --volume $VOLUME_NAME:/data --volume $(pwd):/volumebackup ubuntu tar cvf /volumebackup/$CONTAINER_NAME.tar /data && \
docker-compose up -d $CONTAINER_NAME
# Restore (docker-compose running and we're in the same dir + backup file is here too)
export CONTAINER_NAME=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | fzf) && \
export VOLUME_NAME=$(docker inspect $CONTAINER_NAME | fx '.[0].Mounts[0].Name') && \
export VOLUME_DEST=$(docker inspect $CONTAINER_NAME | fx '.[0].Mounts[0].Destination') && \
docker stop $(docker inspect $CONTAINERNAME | fx '.[0].Id') && \
docker run --rm --volume $VOLUME_NAME:$VOLUME_DEST --volume $(pwd):/volumebackup ubuntu tar xvf /volumebackup/$CONTAINER_NAME.tar -C $VOLUME_DEST --strip 1 && \
docker-compose up -d $CONTAINER_NAME
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