dvs dumps

Manage and pull database dumps from remote servers.

PRO Feature

Dumps is available in DVS PRO plan.

Concept

Pull database dumps from backup servers instead of live databases:

• Use existing backup infrastructure
• No impact on production database
• Access historical dumps

Syntax

dvs dumps list <remote>

Commands

Command	Description
dvs dumps list <remote>	List available dump files

Configuration

Configure dumps in remote config (<app-dir>/.dvs/remotes/<name>.conf):

[dumps]
transport = ssh
host = backup.example.com
user = backup
path = /home/mysql_backup/files
pattern = *.sql.gz
strategy = interactive

Parameters

Parameter	Description
transport	Transport type: ssh, sftp, ftp, s3
host	Server hostname
path	Directory containing dumps
pattern	Glob pattern to match files
strategy	Selection: interactive or latest

Pull Dumps

# Interactive selection
dvs pull backup --dumps

# Specific dump file
dvs pull backup --dumps --dump-file "2025-01-08_mydb.sql.gz"

Example Output

$ dvs dumps list backup

Available dumps on 'backup':
  2025-01-08_mydb.sql.gz    45 MB    2025-01-08 02:00
  2025-01-07_mydb.sql.gz    44 MB    2025-01-07 02:00
  2025-01-06_mydb.sql.gz    43 MB    2025-01-06 02:00