How to Export a PostgreSQL Database from a Docker...

If you're working with PostgreSQL inside Docker, sooner or later you'll need a backup. Maybe you're about to change something risky. Maybe you want to move your database somewhere else. Or maybe you just don’t want to lose your data (we’ve all been there 😅). The good news? It’s actually much simpler than it looks. In this guide, I’ll show you the easiest way to export your PostgreSQL database from a Docker container using pg_dump. 🚀 The One-Liner (Quick Answer) docker exec -i postgres_container