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What Docker volumes are, why copying them from running containers can corrupt data, and safe methods to back them up and restore them.
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Logical vs physical MySQL backups, consistent dumps with InnoDB, binary logs and point-in-time recovery, retention and restore testing.
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Run Proxmox Backup Server on Proxmox VE as a VM or on the host: datastore, user permissions, fingerprint, jobs and the offsite copy you must add.