Before you start

Before you start using Barman, it is fundamental that you get familiar with PostgreSQL and the concepts around physical backups, Point-In-Time-Recovery and replication, such as base backups, WAL archiving, etc.

Below you can find a non exhaustive list of resources that we recommend for you to read:

PostgreSQL documentation:

• SQL Dump [1]

• File System Level Backup

• Continuous Archiving and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)

• Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log

Book: PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook

Professional training on these topics is another effective way of learning these concepts. At any time of the year you can find many courses available all over the world, delivered by PostgreSQL companies such as EnterpriseDB.

[1]

It is important that you know the difference between logical and physical backup, therefore between pg_dump and a tool like Barman.