fixed the logic and errors

backup.sh

@@ -1,28 +1,36 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # === Postgres Auto Backup Script ===
-# Description: Finds all Postgres containers and runs pg_dumpall.
+# Description: Detects Postgres containers by known image names and runs pg_dumpall.
 # Author: Calahil Studios
 
 # === CONFIGURATION ===
 BACKUP_DIR="/backups/postgres"
-KNOWN_IMAGES="
+INTERVAL_HOURS="${INTERVAL_HOURS:-24}" # Default to 24 hours if not set
-  postgres:17.0-alpine \
+RETENTION_DAYS="${RETENTION_DAYS:-7}"  # Keep 7 days of backups
-  postgres:17 \
+
-  postgres \
+# List of known image name patterns
-  lscr.io/linuxserver/postgres \
+KNOWN_IMAGES=$(
-  postgres:14.0-alpine \
+  cat <<'EOF'
-  ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0 
+postgres:17.0-alpine
-  "
+postgres:17
+postgres
+lscr.io/linuxserver/postgres
+postgres:14.0-alpine
+ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0
+EOF
+)
 
 echo "[INFO] Starting PostgreSQL backup service..."
 mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
 while true; do
   TIMESTAMP=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
-  echo "[INFO] Starting backup at $TIMESTAMP"
+  echo "[INFO] $(date) - Starting backup cycle ($TIMESTAMP)"
-  echo "[INFO] Checking for Postgres containers..."
+  echo "[INFO] Checking for running Postgres containers..."
 
-  # === FIND MATCHING CONTAINERS ===
+  # Find running containers matching known image names
-  for container in $(docker ps --format "{{.ID}} {{.Image}}" | while read -r ID IMAGE; do
+  MATCHING_CONTAINERS=$(
+    docker ps --format "{{.ID}} {{.Image}}" | while read -r ID IMAGE; do
       for pattern in $KNOWN_IMAGES; do
         case "$IMAGE" in
         *"$pattern"*)
@@ -31,20 +39,36 @@ while true; do
           ;;
         esac
       done
-  done) do
+    done
-    NAME=$(docker inspect --format '{{.Name}}' "$container" | sed 's#^/##')
+  )
-    mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR}/${NAME}"
-    FILE="$BACKUP_DIR/${NAME}/${TIMESTAMP}.sql"
 
+  if [ -z "$MATCHING_CONTAINERS" ]; then
+    echo "[WARN] No Postgres containers found."
+  else
+    for container in $MATCHING_CONTAINERS; do
+      NAME=$(docker inspect --format '{{.Name}}' "$container" | sed 's#^/##')
+      CONTAINER_BACKUP_DIR="$BACKUP_DIR/$NAME"
+      FILE="$CONTAINER_BACKUP_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}.sql"
+
+      mkdir -p "$CONTAINER_BACKUP_DIR"
       echo "[INFO] Backing up container: $NAME ($container)"
-    if docker exec "$container" pg_dumpall -U postgres >"$FILE" 2>/tmp/pg_backup_error.log; then
+
+      # Try to dump as postgres, fallback to root
+      if docker exec -u postgres "$container" pg_dumpall >"$FILE" 2>/tmp/pg_backup_error.log; then
         echo "[SUCCESS] Backup complete for $NAME -> $FILE"
+      elif docker exec "$container" pg_dumpall >"$FILE" 2>/tmp/pg_backup_error.log; then
+        echo "[SUCCESS] Backup complete for $NAME (fallback user) -> $FILE"
       else
         echo "[ERROR] Backup failed for $NAME (check /tmp/pg_backup_error.log)"
+        rm -f "$FILE"
       fi
-  done
 
-  echo "[INFO] All backups done."
+      # Retention cleanup
-  echo "[INFO] Sleeping for ${INTERVAL_HOURS} hours..."
+      find "$CONTAINER_BACKUP_DIR" -type f -mtime +$RETENTION_DAYS -name '*.sql' -delete
+    done
+  fi
+
+  echo "[INFO] Backup cycle complete."
+  echo "[INFO] Sleeping for ${INTERVAL_HOURS}h..."
   sleep "${INTERVAL_HOURS}h"
 done