diff --git a/backup_database.sh b/backup_database.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+year_month=$(date +%Y%m)
+backup_date=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
+backup_filename="/root/medicine-backups/${year_month}/${backup_date}_database.tar.gz"
+mkdir -p foo "/root/medicine-backups/${year_month}"
+docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres \
+  pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F c \
+  medicine > "${backup_filename}" \
+  --exclude-table-data=riisz_logging --exclude-table-data=reversion_*
+
+echo backup_filename
diff --git a/restore_database.sh b/restore_database.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+