# Bareos FileDaemon PostgreSQL Plugin
This plugin makes backup of any database found in a PostgreSQL. Each databases is stored in an individual files.
For restore select the needed database file, found in *@PGSQL* in the catalog.

## Prerequisites
The *pg_dump* and *psql* command must be installed and user *postgres* must have read-access to the databases.
See below, if you want to use another user.

You need the packages *bareos-filedaemon-python-plugin* installed on your client.

## Installation
1. Make sure you have met the prerequisites.
2. Make the *bareos_tasks* directory available at the path specified with *module_path*

## Configuration

Activate your plugin directory in the *fd* resource configuration on the client
```
FileDaemon {                          
    Name = client-fd
    ...
    Plugin Directory = /usr/lib/bareos/plugins
}
```

Include the Plugin in the fileset definition on the director
```
FileSet {
    Name = "client-data"
        Include  {
            Options {
                compression = LZ4
                signature = MD5
            }
            Plugin = "python:"
                     "module_path=/usr/lib/bareos/plugins:"
                     "module_name=bareos_tasks.pgsql"
        }
    }
}
```

### Options
You can append options to the plugin call as key=value pairs, separated by ':'.
Please read more about the Bareos Python Plugin Interface here: https://docs.bareos.org/TasksAndConcepts/Plugins.html#python-fd-plugin

Example plugin options:
```
    Plugin = "python:"
             "module_path=/usr/lib/bareos/plugins:"
             "module_name=bareos_tasks.pgsql:"
             "databases=db001,db002"
```

#### folder
Virtual folder used in catalog. Default: *@PGSQL*

#### psql
Command (with or without full path) to *psql* tool. Default: *psql*

#### pg_dump
Command (with or without full path) to *pg_dump* tool. Default: *pg_dump*

#### pg_dump_options
Options to be used with the *pg_dump* tool. Default: *--no-owner --no-acl*

#### pg_user
Username of the system user running the *psql* and *pg_dump* tools. Default: *postgres*

#### databases
Comma separated list of database names to backup, if unset all databases (except 'postgres', 'template1' and 'template0') are dumped. Default: unset

#### exclude
Comma separated list of database names exclude from backup. Default: unset
