GitVibes daily briefing · 2026-10-23 · systems
SafeGrd: PostgreSQL backups that are restored and checked on a schedule
Curated by Balaram
Perspective
I'm cautious about trusting the backup integrity without testing the restore process manually. My concern is that automated checks might miss edge cases.
Source summary
SafeGrd is a new backup service for PostgreSQL 13 and later that restores every backup on a schedule and checks the row counts. It takes a backup, restores it later into memory or a throwaway database, and counts what came back, so you find out a backup is broken before you need it. Taking the backup The safegrd daemon runs on a host next to your database…
Original reporting: PostgreSQL · Published 2026-10-22