From a3d7af2b42570d71be8cece683993ec7e97a0c6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frederik Ring Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:36:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add docs on manually triggering backup --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 720f2da..567b26b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ volumes: By default, Docker Swarm will restart stopped containers automatically, even when manually stopped. If you plan to have your containers / services stopped during backup, this means you need to apply the `on-failure` restart policy to your service's definitions. A restart policy of `always` is not compatible with this tool. +## Manually triggering a backup + +You can manually trigger a backup run outside of the defined cron schedule by executing the `backup` command inside the container: + +``` +docker exec backup +``` + --- ## Differences to `futurice/docker-volume-backup`