Supabase Database Restore From Backup Corrupting Projects

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There are multiple reports that restoring a database from Supabase backups currently corrupts the entire project.

The Supabase dashboard shows the following error message:

“Something went wrong while restoring your project. Your project’s data is intact, but your project is inaccessible due to a restoration failure.”

However, it appears that at least some of the backups, if not all, are either corrupt or unavailable.

As a result, data is lost and users are unable to access their projects. There are numerous reports on the Supabase Discord server, including from paying (non-free) users, stating that they haven’t received a response for several days (up to 8, from what I’ve seen).

AFAIK, this issue is still ongoing: restoring a database can still corrupt your project, and I haven’t found any official communication from the Supabase team addressing the problem.

In my view, this represents a worst-case scenario for managed cloud services. Supabase should immediately disable the restore function and start communicating transparently about what happened to users’ data.

https://discord.com/channels/839993398554656828/1006358244786196510/threads/1431693614785892634

https://discord.com/channels/839993398554656828/1006358244786196510/threads/1431059097515720744

https://discord.com/channels/839993398554656828/1006358244786196510/threads/1430844413625634816

https://discord.com/channels/839993398554656828/1006358244786196510/threads/1430626295586226207

https://discord.com/channels/839993398554656828/1006358244786196510/threads/1429534157834420355

https://discord.com/channels/839993398554656828/1006358244786196510/threads/1429028717123862539

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The Supabase database restore feature is reported to be corrupting projects, resulting in data loss and inaccessible projects, with users expressing frustration over the lack of response from the Supabase team.

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cranberryturkey

2 months ago

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that's not good. i have 8 dbs with them.

JanStAuthor

2 months ago

This is a worst case scenario. Even worse is the no-communication and not turning off the restore function. This is having serious economic impact

999900000999

2 months ago

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Looks like making a better Firebase is a bit hard. Superbase is neat, but hosting it yourself isn’t fun.

Hopefully they’ll be able to fix this data corruption, although a backup on the same host isn’t really a backup. The whole system can have issues

JanStAuthor

2 months ago

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I'm only hosting a newly started side project there, but it does have paying users so I'm really unhappy at the moment.

999900000999

2 months ago

Do you have any backups aside from what’s on Superbase ?

wormpilled

2 months ago

Strange they just got a huge investment cycle, maybe trying too hard too fast because of that? I love using them personally but their 'database is paused due to inactivity feature' is something I wouldn't really depend upon, If I let the database get that stale I basically see it as 'gone' in a sense. If it was important it would've been replicated locally, etc. Supabase serves as the front-end layer/proxy.

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