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Configure remote backup storage

The easiest way to provide remote backup storage configuration is to specify it in a YAML config file and upload this file to Percona Backup for MongoDB using pbm CLI.

The storage configuration itself is out of scope of the present document. We assume that you have configured one of the supported remote backup storages and provisioned access keys with the proper permissions for PBM. See Remote Backup Storage for more details.

Info: Percona Backup for MongoDB needs its own dedicated S3 bucket exclusively for backup-related files. Ensure that this bucket is created and managed solely by PBM.

  1. Create a config file (e.g. pbm_config.yaml).

    storage:
  type: s3
  s3:
    region: us-west-2
    bucket: pbm-test-bucket
    prefix: data/pbm/backup
    credentials:
      access-key-id: <your-access-key-id-here>
      secret-access-key: <your-secret-key-here>

    storage:
 type: s3
     s3:
     region: northamerica-northeast1
     bucket: pbm-testing
     prefix: pbm/test
     endpointUrl: https://storage.googleapis.com
     credentials:
       access-key-id: <your-access-key-id-here>
       secret-access-key: <your-secret-key-here>

    storage:
  type: azure
  azure:
    account: <your-account>
    container: <your-container>
    prefix: pbm
    credentials:
      key: <your-access-key>

    storage:
  type: filesystem
  filesystem:
    path: /data/local_backups

    See more examples in Configuration file examples.

  2. Apply the config file to PBM

    $ pbm config --file pbm_config.yaml

To learn more about Percona Backup for MongoDB configuration, see Percona Backup for MongoDB configuration in a cluster (or non-sharded replica set).

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Last update: November 12, 2024
Created: November 12, 2024