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I am using Asp.Net Core Web API and PostgreSQL for the database. How can the admins take the database backup as .sql file and can restore the data back whenever they want. I have nine tables.
How can the admins take the database backup as .sql file and can restore the data back whenever they want.
By executing standard commands and/or reading the PostgreSQL documentation. Have you tried anything?
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use the create process api to execute the backup utilities (pg_dimp, pg_dumpall, or pg_basebackup). the utilities must be installed on the server hosting the webapi.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.diagnostics.process.start?view=net-7.0