<title>Steps to perform:</title>

<procedure>

<step>

<title>Install <application>pg_probackup</application> on both <literal>backup_host</literal> and <literal>postgres_host</literal>.</title>

<para>Install <application>pg_probackup</application> on both <literal>backup_host</literal> and <literal>postgres_host</literal>.</para>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-quickstart-setup-ssh">

<title><linklinkend="pbk-setup-ssh">Set up an SSH connection</link> from <literal>backup_host</literal> to <literal>postgres_host</literal>.</title>

<para><linklinkend="pbk-setup-ssh">Set up an SSH connection</link> from <literal>backup_host</literal> to <literal>postgres_host</literal>.</para>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-setup-postgresql-cluster">

<title><linklinkend="pbk-configuring-the-database-cluster">Configure</link> your database cluster for <linklinkend="pbk-setting-up-stream-backups">STREAM backups</link>.</title>

<para><linklinkend="pbk-configuring-the-database-cluster">Configure</link> your database cluster for <linklinkend="pbk-setting-up-stream-backups">STREAM backups</link>.</para>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-init-the-backup-catalog">

<title>Initialize the backup catalog:</title>

<para>Initialize the backup catalog:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 init -B /mnt/backups

INFO: Backup catalog '/mnt/backups' successfully initialized

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-add-instance-to-backup-catalog">

<title>Add a backup instance called <literal>mydb</literal> to the backup catalog:</title>

<para>Add a backup instance called <literal>mydb</literal> to the backup catalog:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 add-instance \

-B /mnt/backups \

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-make-full-backup">

<title>Make a FULL backup:</title>

<para>Make a FULL backup:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 backup \

-B /mnt/backups \

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-list-backups">

<title>List the backups of the instance:</title>

<para>List the backups of the instance:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 show -B /mnt/backups --instance=mydb

================================================================================================================================

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-make-incremental-backup-in-delta-mode">

<title>Make an incremental backup in the DELTA mode:</title>

<para>Make an incremental backup in the DELTA mode:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 backup \

-B /mnt/backups \

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-save-config-parameters">

<title>Add or modify some parameters in the <application>pg_probackup</application>

configuration file, so that you do not have to specify them each time on the command line:</title>

<para>Add or modify some parameters in the <application>pg_probackup</application>

configuration file, so that you do not have to specify them each time on the command line:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 set-config \

-B /mnt/backups \

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-print-instance-config">

<title>Check the configuration of the instance:</title>

<para>Check the configuration of the instance:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 show-config -B /mnt/backups --instance=mydb

# Backup instance information

</para>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-make-another-incremental-backup-in-delta-mode-using-saved-parameters">

<title>Make another incremental backup in the DELTA mode, omitting

the parameters stored in the configuration file earlier:</title>

<para>Make another incremental backup in the DELTA mode, omitting

the parameters stored in the configuration file earlier:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 backup -B /mnt/backups --instance=mydb -b delta --stream

INFO: Backup start, pg_probackup version: 2.5.13, instance: mydb, backup ID: S6OBQO, backup mode: DELTA, wal mode: STREAM, remote: true, compress-algorithm: none, compress-level: 1

</programlisting>

</step>

<stepid="pbk-list-backups-again">

<title>List the backups of the instance again:</title>

<para>List the backups of the instance again:</para>

<programlisting>

backup_user@backup_host:~$ pg_probackup-16 show -B /mnt/backups --instance=mydb

==================================================================================================================================