gousta / get-remote-database

Connects to remote server, exports a PG dump, downloads it to your desktop and imports it on your local PG database

Introduction

I believe that if there is a command you have to run more than once a month, it is worth automating.

The same commands I used to run to be able to ssh to a server, export a db's data, download it and then import it on my computer have been bundled up on a set of scripts that do exactly what their names are.

Generally, a full list of commands would be:

1. SSH to remote server
2. Connect to a PostgreSQL or MySQL Server & export the preferred schema/database
3. Download the exported .sql to your computer
4. Drop the schema/database from your local server
5. Import the freshly downloaded .sql file to that schema

Usage:

Please use configuration/example.conf.tcl as your starting configuration file.

From within the project, copy configuration/example.conf.tcl to {my-key}.conf.tcl:

cp configuration/example.conf.tcl configuration/{my-key}.conf.tcl

Edit {my-key}.conf.tcl to match your environment settings.

The scripts should have execute permissions in order to be executable:

chmod u+x run.sh

Then simply run it by calling:

./run.sh {my-key}

OR you can create an alias to it:

alias grd="/PATH/TO/PROJECT/get-remote-database/run.sh"

And then use it like this:

grd {my-key}

That's it. Feel free to contribute if you'd like or feel like something can be improved.

Made with <3 in Athens, Greece