# infostreams/db

Version control for databases: save, restore, and archive snapshots of your database from the command line

Repository: https://github.com/infostreams/db
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/infostreams-db
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-09-24T09:27:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2704, "days_push": 1804, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1298, forks 27 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.226172+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line tool that provides version control for MySQL databases, letting you save, restore, and archive snapshots from different database servers. It supports syncing database dumps between environments such as local development, staging, and production.

## Use cases
- snapshot my mysql database before running migrations
- restore database to a previous state from the command line
- pull a database dump from staging down to localhost
- archive database snapshots in a project repository
- sync database between dev and production environments

## When to choose
- you work with MySQL and want git-like snapshots of your database
- you need to move database dumps between dev, staging, and production servers
- you want a simple shell-based backup/restore workflow without heavy tooling

## When to avoid
- you use PostgreSQL, SQLite, or other non-MySQL databases
- you need continuous or scheduled production backups rather than manual snapshots
- you need a GUI or managed backup service

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database, backup, developer-tools, cli
- domain: databases, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: mysql, snapshots, database-dumps, version-control, shell-script, environment-sync, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- infostreams/db (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.226172+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:53:50.439623+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/infostreams/db (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.226172+00:00, sha 58698654b60b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.