PodHeitor PostgreSQL — PITR, VLDB & Replication for Bacula

Commercial high-performance Rust-native PostgreSQL plugin for Bacula Community. Enterprise-grade PITR (Point-in-Time Recovery), logical dumps, VLDB handling and replication-state capture at a fraction of the cost of Bacula Systems’ commercial PostgreSQL module. Rust backend orchestrates pg_dump, pg_backup_start/pg_backup_stop, WAL archive management, per-file enumeration of $PGDATA, tablespace walks, logical replication slot capture, automated recovery-configuration writing and post-restore verification.

Backup modes

  • Logical (pg_dump) — schema, base, full database; table-level granularity; cross-version migration
  • Physical (base backup with pg_basebackup or pg_backup_start/stop) — PITR-capable, WAL archiving included
  • Continuous WAL archiving — minute-level RPO via continuous WAL shipping
  • VLDB tablespace-parallel — multiple workers writing parallel streams to the SD

Enterprise replication

  • Streaming replication state capture — slot, recovery target, primary_conninfo
  • Logical replication slot snapshot — exports slots for DR reconstruction
  • Standby-aware — backup from standby preserving consistency with primary
  • Hot-standby validation — verifies standby LSN within acceptable window

Automated restore

  • RestoreObject — full config saved in backup, replay automatable
  • PITR target via bconsole — point to SCN/LSN/timestamp
  • Automated recovery.conf written by plugin on restore
  • Post-restore verify — pg_isready, pg_controldata sanity checks

Comparison

Feature Bacula Community Bacula Enterprise PostgreSQL Veeam Plug-in PodHeitor PostgreSQL
Logical + physical No Yes Yes Yes
PITR No Yes Yes Yes
Replication state capture No Limited Limited Yes
VLDB tablespace-parallel No No No Yes
Logical replication slot No No No Yes
Cost Free $$$$ $$$$ ≥50% cheaper

Compatibility

  • PostgreSQL 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
  • Bacula Community 15.0.3+
  • RHEL/Oracle/Rocky/Alma 8/9 · Debian 12 · Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
  • Rust 1.95+ (build), no runtime dependency

Installation

# RHEL / Oracle / Rocky / Alma 9
sudo dnf install podheitor-postgresql-plugin-1.0.0-1.el9.x86_64.rpm

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i podheitor-postgresql-plugin_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb

Architecture

Bacula metaplugin speaking PTCOMM (binary protocol over stdin/stdout) between the File Daemon (Rust cdylib .so) and a Rust backend binary. Does not statically link Bacula AGPLv3 — only runtime ABI via extern "C". Crash-isolated, audit-friendly, no legacy license attached.

Ready to switch?

Bring us your renewal or new-contract proposal from Bacula Enterprise, Veeam, Commvault or NetBackup. We commit to a minimum 50% discount — with much more functionality.

Heitor Faria — Founder, PodHeitor International
✉ [email protected]
☎ +1 (789) 726-1749 · +55 (61) 98268-4220 (WhatsApp)

Technical whitepaper

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