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# pg maintenance
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Minimalist periodic maintenance script for PostgreSQL.
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## Disclaimer and licensing
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This software has been created for personal purposes and may therefore not suit your needs.
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However, you may use it under the terms of the [MIT License][mit_license].
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## Requirements
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- Python 3
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- psql / pg_dump
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- rsync
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## Actions
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This runs [VACUUM][doc_vacuum] and [ANALYZE][doc_analyze] on a specified database.
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If at least one recipient is specified, it also builds a reports and email it to said recipients.
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To know more about routine vacuuming, please read [PostgreSQL's documentation][doc_why_vacuum].
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## Basic usage
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```
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pg_maintenance.py --help
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pg_maintenance.py "db_name" --destination "user@remote:/your/backup/path" --email-recipient "admin@exemple.org"
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```
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[mit_license]: https://opensource.org/license/mit
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[doc_why_vacuum]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/routine-vacuuming.html
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[doc_vacuum]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-vacuum.html
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[doc_analyze]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-analyze.html
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