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# fly postgres backup create

Create a backup

## Usage

```
fly postgres backup create [flags]
```

## Options

```
  -a, --app string             Application name
  -c, --config string          Path to application configuration file
  -h, --help                   help for create
  -i, --immediate-checkpoint   Forces Postgres to perform an immediate checkpoint
  -n, --name string            Backup name
```

## Global Options

```
  -t, --access-token string   Fly API Access Token
      --debug                 Print additional logs and traces
      --verbose               Verbose output
```

## See Also

* [fly postgres backup](/flyctl/cmd/fly_postgres_backup)	 - Backup commands