# Disaster Recovery {#disaster-recovery}


Plan and execute disaster recovery for Ever Gauzy deployments.


## Recovery Point Objective (RPO) & Recovery Time Objective (RTO) {#recovery-point-objective-rpo--recovery-time-objective-rto}


| Tier     | RPO        | RTO       | Strategy               |
| -------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------------- |
| Critical | < 1 hour   | < 15 min  | Hot standby + replicas |
| Standard | < 24 hours | < 1 hour  | Warm standby + backups |
| Basic    | < 7 days   | < 4 hours | Cold backup + restore  |


## Backup Strategy {#backup-strategy}



### Database Backups {#database-backups}


```bash
# Daily automated backup
0 2 * * * pg_dump -h $DB_HOST -U $DB_USER gauzy | gzip > /backups/gauzy_$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).sql.gz

# Weekly full backup with retention
find /backups -type f -mtime +30 -delete
```


### File Storage Backups {#file-storage-backups}


```bash
# Sync uploads to backup location
aws s3 sync s3://gauzy-uploads s3://gauzy-backups/uploads/

# Or for local storage
rsync -avz /app/uploads/ /backup/uploads/
```


### Configuration Backup {#configuration-backup}


Store in version control:

- `.env` templates (without secrets)
- Docker Compose files
- Kubernetes manifests
- Nginx configurations


## Recovery Procedures {#recovery-procedures}



### 1. Database Recovery {#1-database-recovery}


```bash
# Restore from backup
gunzip -c gauzy_20250305.sql.gz | psql -h $DB_HOST -U $DB_USER gauzy
```


### 2. Application Recovery {#2-application-recovery}


```bash
# Pull latest images
docker compose pull

# Start services
docker compose up -d

# Verify health
curl http://localhost:3000/api/health
```


### 3. Full Recovery Checklist {#3-full-recovery-checklist}


- [ ] Restore database from backup
- [ ] Restore file uploads
- [ ] Deploy application containers
- [ ] Verify health checks pass
- [ ] Test authentication
- [ ] Verify data integrity
- [ ] Update DNS if needed
- [ ] Notify team


## Related Pages {#related-pages}


- [Database Backup](https://sourcey-gauzy.pages.dev/devops/database-backup/index.md) — backup strategies
- [Production Deployment](https://sourcey-gauzy.pages.dev/devops/production-deployment/index.md) — deployment
- [Health Checks](https://sourcey-gauzy.pages.dev/observability/health-checks/index.md) — monitoring