diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 720f2da..567b26b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ volumes: By default, Docker Swarm will restart stopped containers automatically, even when manually stopped. If you plan to have your containers / services stopped during backup, this means you need to apply the `on-failure` restart policy to your service's definitions. A restart policy of `always` is not compatible with this tool. +## Manually triggering a backup + +You can manually trigger a backup run outside of the defined cron schedule by executing the `backup` command inside the container: + +``` +docker exec backup +``` + --- ## Differences to `futurice/docker-volume-backup`