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name: backup-recovery
description: Design and implement backup and disaster recovery: automated database backups, point-in-time recovery, S3 snapshots, and runbook documentation. Use when the goal asks to set up backups, recovery, or disaster resilience.
version: 1.0.0
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# backup-recovery

Design and implement backup and disaster recovery: automated database backups, point-in-time recovery, S3 snapshots, and runbook documentation. Use when the goal asks to set up backups, recovery, or disaster resilience.

## Goal pattern

backup recovery disaster recovery database backup restore snapshots runbook resilience

## Parameters

- scope (choice [default: full-stack]): Backup scope

## Steps

1. [analyst] Audit current state: identify all data stores (DB, file storage, cache), their backup capabilities, and current RPO/RTO targets.

2. [analyst] Design backup strategy: define frequency (continuous, hourly, daily), retention policy, storage location (S3, GCS, separate region), and encryption. (after: step-1)

3. [analyst] Implement automated backups: write cron jobs or scheduled tasks for database dumps, file snapshots, and configuration backups. Verify checksums. (after: step-2)

4. [analyst] Test recovery: perform a full restore to an isolated environment, verify data integrity, measure recovery time. (after: step-3)

5. [analyst] Write a disaster recovery runbook: step-by-step recovery procedures, contact list, escalation path, and post-mortem template. (after: step-4)