Provided by: barman-cli_3.14.1-1_all 
NAME
barman-restore - Barman Sub-Commands
SYNOPSIS
restore
[ --aws-region AWS_REGION } ]
[ --azure-resource-group AZURE_RESOURCE_GRP ]
[ --bwlimit KBPS ]
[ --exclusive ]
[ --gcp-zone GCP_ZONE ]
[ { --get-wal | --no-get-wal } ]
[ { -h | --help } ]
[ { -j | --jobs } PARALLEL_WORKERS ]
[ --jobs-start-batch-period SECONDS ]
[ --jobs-start-batch-size NUMBER ]
[ --local-staging-path PATH ]
[ { --network-compression | --no-network-compression } ]
[ --no-retry ]
[ --recovery-conf-filename FILENAME ]
[ --recovery-staging-path PATH ]
[ --remote-ssh-command STRING ]
[ --retry-sleep SECONDS ]
[ --retry-times NUMBER ]
[ --snapshot-recovery-instance INSTANCE_NAME ]
[ --snapshot-recovery-zone GCP_ZONE ]
[ --standby-mode ]
[ --tablespace NAME:LOCATION [ --tablespace NAME:LOCATION ... ] ]
[ --target-action { pause | shutdown | promote } ]
[ --target-immediate ]
[ --target-lsn LSN ]
[ --target-name RESTORE_POINT_NAME ]
[ --target-time TIMESTAMP ]
[ --target-tli TLI ]
[ --target-xid XID ]
[ --staging-wal-directory ]
SERVER_NAME BACKUP_ID DESTINATION_DIR
DESCRIPTION
Execute a PostreSQL server restore operation. Barman will restore the backup from a server in the
destination directory. The restoration can be performed locally (on the barman node itself) or remotely
(on another machine accessible via SSH). The location is determined by whether or not the
--remote-ssh-command option is used. More information on this command can be found in the Recovery
section. You can use a shortcut instead of BACKUP_ID.
PARAMETERS
SERVER_NAME
Name of the server in barman node
BACKUP_ID
Id of the backup in the barman catalog. Use auto to have Barman automatically find the most
suitable backup for the restore operation.
DESTINATION_DIR
Destination directory to restore the backup.
--aws-region
Specify the AWS region where the instance and disks for snapshot recovery are located. This option
allows you to override the aws_region value in the Barman configuration.
--azure-resource-group
Specify the Azure resource group containing the instance and disks for snapshot recovery. This
option allows you to override the azure_resource_group value in the Barman configuration.
--bwlimit
Specify the maximum transfer rate in kilobytes per second. A value of 0 indicates no limit. This
setting overrides the bandwidth_limit configuration option.
--exclusive
Set target (time, XID or LSN) to be non inclusive.
--gcp-zone
Specify the GCP zone where the instance and disks for snapshot recovery are located. This option
allows you to override the gcp_zone value in the Barman configuration.
--get-wal / --no-get-wal
Enable/disable usage of get-wal for WAL fetching during recovery. Default is based on
recovery_options setting.
-h / --help
Show a help message and exit. Provides information about command usage.
-j / --jobs
Specify the number of parallel workers to use for copying files during the backup. This setting
overrides the parallel_jobs parameter if it is specified in the configuration file.
--jobs-start-batch-period
Specify the time period, in seconds, for starting a single batch of jobs. This value overrides the
parallel_jobs_start_batch_period parameter if it is set in the configuration file. The default is
1 second.
--jobs-start-batch-size
Specify the maximum number of parallel workers to initiate in a single batch. This value overrides
the parallel_jobs_start_batch_size parameter if it is defined in the configuration file. The
default is 10 workers.
--local-staging-path
Specify path on the Barman host where the chain of backups will be combined before being copied to
the destination directory. The contents created within the staging path will be removed upon
completion of the restore process. This option is necessary for restoring from block-level
incremental backups and has no effect otherwise.
--network-compression / --no-network-compression
Enable/disable network compression during remote restore. Default is based on network_compression
configuration setting.
--no-retry
There will be no retry in case of an error. It is the same as setting --retry-times 0.
--recovery-conf-filename
Specify the name of the file where Barman should write recovery options when recovering backups
for Postgres versions 12 and later. By default, this is set to postgresql.auto.conf. However, if
--recovery-conf-filename is specified, recovery options will be written to the specified value
instead. While the default value is suitable for most Postgres installations, this option allows
you to specify an alternative location if Postgres is managed by tools that alter the
configuration mechanism (for example, if postgresql.auto.conf is symlinked to /dev/null).
--recovery-staging-path
Specify a path on the recovery host where files for a compressed backup will be staged before
being uncompressed to the destination directory. Backups will be staged in their own directory
within the staging path, following the naming convention: barman-staging-SERVER_NAME-BACKUP_ID.
This staging directory will be removed after the restore process is complete. This option is
mandatory for restoring from compressed backups and has no effect otherwise.
--remote-ssh-command
This option enables remote restore by specifying the secure shell command to execute on a remote
host. It functions similarly to the ssh_command server option in the configuration file for remote
restore, that is, 'ssh USER@SERVER'.
--retry-sleep
Specify the number of seconds to wait after a failed copy before retrying. This setting applies to
both backup and restore operations and overrides the basebackup_retry_sleep parameter if it is
defined in the configuration file.
--retry-times
Specify the number of times to retry the base backup copy in case of an error. This applies to
both backup and restore operations and overrides the basebackup_retry_times parameter if it is set
in the configuration file.
--snapshot-recovery-instance
Specify the name of the instance where the disks recovered from the snapshots are attached. This
option is necessary when recovering backups created with backup_method=snapshot.
--snapshot-recovery-zone (deprecated)
Zone containing the instance and disks for the snapshot recovery (deprecated: replaced by
--gcp-zone)
--standby-mode
Whether to start the Postgres server as a standby.
--tablespace
Specify tablespace relocation rule. NAME is the tablespace name and LOCATION is the recovery host
destination path to restore the tablespace.
--target-action
Trigger the specified action when the recovery target is reached. This option requires defining a
target along with one of these actions. The possible values are:
• pause: Once recovery target is reached, the server is started in pause state, allowing users to
inspect the instance
• promote: Once recovery target is reached, the server will exit the recovery operation and is
promoted as a master.
• shutdown: Once recovery target is reached, the server is shut down.
--target-immediate
Recovery is completed when a consistent state is reached (end of the base backup).
--target-lsn
Recover to the specified LSN (Log Sequence Number). Requires Postgres 10 or above.
--target-name
Recover to the specified name of a restore point previously created with the
pg_create_restore_point(name).
--target-time
Recover to the specified time. Use the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.mmm.
--target-tli
Recover the specified timeline. You can use the special values current and latest in addition to a
numeric timeline ID. For Postgres versions 12 and above, the default is to recover to the latest
timeline in the WAL archive. For Postgres versions below 12, the default is to recover to the
timeline that was current at the time the backup was taken.
--target-xid
Recover to the specified transaction ID.
--staging-wal-directory
A staging directory on the destination host for WAL files when performing PITR. If unspecified, it
uses a barman_wal directory inside the destination directory.
SHORTCUTS
Use shortcuts instead of BACKUP_ID.
┌───────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Shortcut │ Description │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ first/oldest │ Oldest available backup for the │
│ │ server, in chronological order. │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ last/latest │ Most recent available backup for the │
│ │ server, in chronological order. │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ last-full/latest-full │ Most recent full backup taken with │
│ │ methods rsync or postgres. │
├───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ last-failed │ Most recent backup that failed, in │
│ │ chronological order. │
└───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘
AUTHOR
EnterpriseDB
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3.14 Jun 18, 2025 BARMAN-RESTORE(1)