A simple gem for backing up a MongoDB database to AWS when hosted on Heroku using a Sidekiq worker.

gem 'safety_net_heroku'

Add this buildpack to your Heroku setup: https://github.com/Daltron/heroku-buildpack-mongo-database-tools

Ensure this environment variable is set within Heroku:

ENV['DB_URI_NO_OPTIONS']

Create a new Safety Net Heroku initializer:

# safety_net_heroku.rb

SafetyNetHeroku.config[:database_name] = 'database_name'
SafetyNetHeroku.config[:aws_region] = 's3_region'
SafetyNetHeroku.config[:aws_bucket] = 's3_bucket'
SafetyNetHeroku.config[:aws_backups_directory] = s3_directory'

Add the worker to your sidekiq schedule as a cron job:

# sidekiq_schedule.yml

backup_database:
  cron: "0 3 * * *"
  class: "SafetyNetHeroku::BackupDatabaseWorker"

Dalton Hinterscher, daltonhint4@gmail.com

Safety Net Heroku is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.