Strategy
The Developer's 3-2-1 Backup Guide
Three copies, two media, one offsite — plus the restore drills and cost math most guides skip.
Independent backup guides
Backup and recovery for developers, tested and priced.
Practical guides for developers and small teams: what to back up, how to restore it, and what it actually costs.
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In progress
Back up Docker volumes
A tested workflow for named volumes, bind mounts, and database containers. Coming soon.
In progress
PostgreSQL to S3 or B2
pg_dump, encryption, retention, and a restore you can verify. Coming soon.
How we work
Restore first
A backup you have not restored is a hope, not a backup. Every guide is built around a tested restore path.
Transparent pricing
We show list prices, egress costs, and the assumptions behind the numbers — not just the headline storage rate.
Disclosed incentives
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What you'll find
BackupForDevs is written for people who ship software: independent developers, small teams, and technical users running a NAS or home lab.
- Step-by-step backup and restore tutorials for code, databases, Docker, Git, and NAS.
- Transparent comparisons of backup and storage providers, including the limits.
- Cost breakdowns for 1 TB, 5 TB, and 20 TB workloads.
- A cloud storage cost calculator (in development).