dbdock schedule

dbdock schedule

schedule is an interactive menu for adding, editing, and removing cron schedules. Schedules are stored in dbdock.config.json.

The CLI manages config — it doesn’t run schedules. To actually execute scheduled backups, you need to either run DBDock as a long-lived process (see scheduling guide) or use an external scheduler like system cron.

? What do you want to do?
  ❯ Add a schedule
    List schedules
    Enable/disable a schedule
    Delete a schedule
    Exit

Presets

When adding a schedule, DBDock offers common presets:

Preset	Cron	Description
Hourly	`0 * * * *`	Every hour on the hour
Daily (midnight)	`0 0 * * *`	00:00 every day
Daily (2 AM)	`0 2 * * *`	02:00 every day
Weekly (Sunday)	`0 0 * * 0`	00:00 every Sunday
Monthly	`0 0 1 * *`	00:00 on the 1st of each month
Custom	your cron	Any valid 5-field cron expression

Schedule structure

Schedules end up in dbdock.config.json:

{
  "schedules": [
    {
      "name": "daily-backup",
      "cron": "0 2 * * *",
      "enabled": true
    },
    {
      "name": "weekly-archive",
      "cron": "0 0 * * 0",
      "enabled": false
    }
  ]
}

Running the schedules

Option 1 — long-lived DBDock process

Use the programmatic API with node-cron. See SDK → scheduling.

Option 2 — external cron

Let system cron trigger dbdock backup on the schedule you want:

0 2 * * *  cd /app && npx dbdock backup >> /var/log/dbdock.log 2>&1

This bypasses dbdock schedule entirely and is the simplest option on a single server.

Option 3 — cloud scheduler

On Kubernetes (CronJob), AWS (EventBridge → Lambda/ECS), or GCP (Cloud Scheduler), trigger dbdock backup on the schedule.

Scheduling guide

Detailed guide on running scheduled backups.

dbdock status

View configured schedules.

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dbdock schedule

Interactive menu

Presets

Schedule structure

Running the schedules

Option 1 — long-lived DBDock process

Option 2 — external cron

Option 3 — cloud scheduler

See also

Scheduling guide

dbdock status

​Interactive menu

​Presets

​Schedule structure

​Running the schedules

​Option 1 — long-lived DBDock process

​Option 2 — external cron

​Option 3 — cloud scheduler

​See also

Scheduling guide

dbdock status

Interactive menu

Presets

Schedule structure

Running the schedules

Option 1 — long-lived DBDock process

Option 2 — external cron

Option 3 — cloud scheduler

See also