From 2d0f11526d899f166876ca03f4f1b16131fd3740 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alaguraj0361 <alaguraj0361@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:31:09 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] add PowerShell script for database backups and include
 restore instructions in docker-compose.yml.

---
 backup_db.ps1      | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docker-compose.yml |  9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 backup_db.ps1

diff --git a/backup_db.ps1 b/backup_db.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2f923d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup_db.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Odoo Database Backup Script
+# This script dumps the Postgres database from the Docker container
+
+# 1. Create backup directory if it doesn't exist
+$BackupDir = "d:\Odoo\backups"
+if (!(Test-Path -Path $BackupDir)) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $BackupDir
+}
+
+# 2. Define Backup Filename with Timestamp
+$Date = Get-Date -f 'yyyy-MM-dd_HHmm'
+$Filename = "db_backup_$Date.sql"
+$FullPaths = Join-Path -Path $BackupDir -ChildPath $Filename
+
+Write-Host "Starting backup to $FullPaths..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+# 3. Execute pg_dump inside the container
+# We use --clean to include 'DROP TABLE' statements for easier restoration
+docker exec odoo_client1_db pg_dump -U odoo -d postgres --clean > $FullPaths
+
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+    Write-Host "✅ Backup successfully created: $Filename" -ForegroundColor Green
+} else {
+    Write-Host "❌ Backup failed! Please ensure docker-compose is running." -ForegroundColor Red
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 98006ca..1a82f9f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,11 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   client1_pgdata:
-  client1_odoo_data:
\ No newline at end of file
+  client1_odoo_data:
+
+
+# backups:
+# .\backup_db.ps1
+
+# Team Members – Restore
+  # cat d:\Odoo\backups\YOUR_BACKUP_FILE.sql | docker exec -i odoo_client1_db psql -U odoo -d postgres