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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/SquashTemporary802 on 2025-06-02 15:19:52+00:00.

They run nightly. No errors. All green.

But if my DB corrupted tomorrow… I honestly don’t know:

• how fast I’d recover
• if the dump would actually restore
• or if I’d just… be done for

Backups are placebo. Most infra teams have no idea if they can restore.

So: how do you test restores in practice?

When’s the last time you spun one up and actually watched it work? My backups say they work. But when’s the last time you actually tried restoring one?

Edit: This thread’s been eye-opening. Makes me wonder if there were a way to simulate a restore and instantly show if your backup’s trustworthy, no setup, just stream the result