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+#!/bin/bash
+# 
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+# The OED Docker database container must be running for this script to work
+
+# Input the pathname for the desired backup directory
+# ie PATH="/home/<your_username>/path_to/database_dumps/"
+# This path MUST exist, otherwise, this script will attempt to create the directory, or fail.
+
+# This could probably be programmatically populated. Currently needs to be set manually
+db_dump_path="/home/<username>/database_dumps" #INPUT REQUIRED
+
+# Checks to see if the directory is exists
+# If not, it will display a message, and attempt to create the backup directory
+if [ ! -d "$db_dump_path" ]; then
+    echo "Backup directory does not exist. Creating it now..."
+    mkdir -p "$db_dump_path" || { echo "Failed to create directory. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+# Generate a timestamp to append to the dump file.
+date=`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H_%M_%S`
+
+# Set the final path for the backup file
+final_path="${db_dump_path}/dump_${date}.sql"
+
+# Perform the backup using pg_dump
+docker compose exec database pg_dump -U oed > "$final_path"
+
+echo "OED database backup placed in ${final_path}"