From 71d763b844053266763d54bddf69a405226edbfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:56:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 01/19] wip: script to backup postgres database

---
 scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0d34cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+ENV_FILE=".env.prod"
+
+if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
+    set -a
+    source "$ENV_FILE" 
+    set +a
+else
+    echo "Warning: $ENV_FILE file not found"
+fi
+
+CONTAINER_NAME=db
+DB_USER=${SQL_USER}
+DB_NAME=${SQL_DATABASE}
+BACKUP_DIR="/backups/postgres"
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S)
+FINAL_BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${DB_NAME}_${DATE}.sql"
+
+mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
+
+docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -U "${DB_USER}" "${DB_NAME}" > "${FINAL_BACKUP_FILE}"

From 4ba064eb3006e3985be870d5b92fcff6087b4727 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:48:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 02/19] add script to set up cron job for sql dumps

---
 scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e0d34cc0..31c5fda0
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ fi
 CONTAINER_NAME=db
 DB_USER=${SQL_USER}
 DB_NAME=${SQL_DATABASE}
-BACKUP_DIR="/backups/postgres"
+BACKUP_DIR="../../backups/postgres"
+
 DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S)
 FINAL_BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${DB_NAME}_${DATE}.sql"
 
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
 
-docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -U "${DB_USER}" "${DB_NAME}" > "${FINAL_BACKUP_FILE}"
+0 9 * * * docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -U "${DB_USER}" "${DB_NAME}" > "${FINAL_BACKUP_FILE}"

From 3392b0e01404af78a58e2d7072cda6f1085393f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:56:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 03/19] refactor db backup cron to just dump the db

---
 scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh | 24 ------------------------
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh         | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100755 scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
 create mode 100755 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 31c5fda0..00000000
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-backups-cron.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-ENV_FILE=".env.prod"
-
-if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
-    set -a
-    source "$ENV_FILE" 
-    set +a
-else
-    echo "Warning: $ENV_FILE file not found"
-fi
-
-CONTAINER_NAME=db
-DB_USER=${SQL_USER}
-DB_NAME=${SQL_DATABASE}
-BACKUP_DIR="../../backups/postgres"
-
-DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S)
-FINAL_BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${DB_NAME}_${DATE}.sql"
-
-mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
-
-0 9 * * * docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -U "${DB_USER}" "${DB_NAME}" > "${FINAL_BACKUP_FILE}"
diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b17992cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ENV_FILE="${ENV_FILE:-$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)/docker/.env.prod}"
+
+if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
+    set -a
+    source "$ENV_FILE" 
+    set +a
+else
+    echo "Warning: $ENV_FILE file not found"
+fi
+
+CONTAINER_NAME=db
+SQL_USER=${SQL_USER:?SQL_USER is not set}
+SQL_DATABASE=${SQL_DATABASE:?SQL_DATABASE is not set}
+BACKUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)/backups/postgres"
+
+BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${SQL_DATABASE}.sql"
+
+mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
+
+echo "Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
+docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
+echo "Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file

From 9cb57dfe2965159cb979d46b2b8bd75856954bc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:30:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 04/19] add flags to pg_dump

---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index b17992cd..822e0acb 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${SQL_DATABASE}.sql"
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
 
 echo "Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
-docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
+docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -b -c -n public -O --quote-all-identifiers --no-acl -w -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
 echo "Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file

From fa2ceb5c367ae10f7de289ed68aaf3e4846aff01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:14:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 05/19] add instructions on setting up the backup cron job in
 install-docker-env.sh

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 947183e5..7aa6327d 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -86,4 +86,13 @@ else
     echo "Failed to start TEKDB containers. Please check the Docker logs for more information."
     exit 1 
 fi
+
+echo "Please follow these steps to create a database backup at the cadence of your choosing using crontab:"
+echo "1. Determine what timezone your server is in by running the command: timedatectl"
+echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone."
+echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/backup-database.sh"
+echo "4. Add to your crontab by running: crontab -e"
+echo "5. Add to your cron tab: <your cron schedule> $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/backup-database.sh $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/docker/.env.prod"
+
+echo "Success! Backup script has been added to your crontab." 
 exit 0
\ No newline at end of file

From a06d019e97a803246705c586b6b6036d31dfd517 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:18:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 06/19] fix name of db dump script to run

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 7aa6327d..8d13246a 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fi
 echo "Please follow these steps to create a database backup at the cadence of your choosing using crontab:"
 echo "1. Determine what timezone your server is in by running the command: timedatectl"
 echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone."
-echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/backup-database.sh"
+echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh"
 echo "4. Add to your crontab by running: crontab -e"
 echo "5. Add to your cron tab: <your cron schedule> $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/backup-database.sh $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/docker/.env.prod"
 

From 8c648f20af551a7bcde186e3f0028ebfe94a01d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:19:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 07/19] copy instead of move .env.prod file

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 8d13246a..c3dbc5c8 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ git checkout main
 git pull origin main
 
 echo "Moving the .env.prod file to the Docker directory..."
-mv $ENV_FILE docker/.env.prod
+cp $ENV_FILE docker/.env.prod
 
 echo "Pulling the latest Docker image..."
 docker pull ghcr.io/ecotrust/tekdb/web:latest

From ca33bea1143ca01c27916857322622770bef66f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:38:50 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 08/19] use path to docker in db-dump

fail fast if no .env.prod file
---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh            | 11 ++++++++---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index 822e0acb..7c48267a 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-ENV_FILE="${ENV_FILE:-$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)/docker/.env.prod}"
+ENV_FILE="${1:-}"
 
 if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
     set -a
+    echo "Loading environment variables from $ENV_FILE..."
     source "$ENV_FILE" 
     set +a
 else
-    echo "Warning: $ENV_FILE file not found"
+    echo "Error: File "$ENV_FILE" not found. Please provide a valid environment file as an argument."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 CONTAINER_NAME=db
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${SQL_DATABASE}.sql"
 
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
 
+# Use full path to docker for cron compatibility
+DOCKER_CMD="/usr/local/bin/docker"
+
 echo "Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
-docker exec -i "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -b -c -n public -O --quote-all-identifiers --no-acl -w -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
+"${DOCKER_CMD}" exec -t "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -b -c -n public -O --quote-all-identifiers --no-acl -w -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
 echo "Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index a681d04e..151196b3 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ fi
 
 echo "Please follow these steps to create a database backup at the cadence of your choosing using crontab:"
 echo "1. Determine what timezone your server is in by running the command: timedatectl"
-echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone."
+echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone. https://crontab.guru/ is a helpful resource for determing the correct cron schedule syntax."
 echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh"
 echo "4. Add to your crontab by running: crontab -e"
-echo "5. Add to your cron tab: <your cron schedule> $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/backup-database.sh $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/docker/.env.prod"
+echo "5. Add to your cron tab: <your cron schedule> $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/docker/.env.prod >> /var/log/tekdb_db_dump.log 2>&1"
 
-echo "Success! Backup script has been added to your crontab." 
+echo "Success! Backup script has been added to your crontab. You can check the log file at /var/log/tekdb_db_dump.log for any errors or output from the backup script." 
 exit 0
\ No newline at end of file

From e97fa9ccc41930b13088fdb691fbd5f1332c92b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:40:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 09/19] temporarily use backup-cron-jobs branch in install
 script

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 151196b3..76a5d7da 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ mkdir -p media
 echo "Cloning the TEKDB repository..."
 git clone https://github.com/Ecotrust/TEKDB.git
 
-echo "Checking out the main branch..."
+#TODO: change after testing
+echo "Checking out the backup-cron-jobs branch..."
 cd TEKDB
-git checkout main    
-git pull origin main
+git checkout backup-cron-jobs    
+git pull origin backup-cron-jobs
 
 echo "Moving the .env.prod file to the Docker directory..."
 ln -s $ENV_FILE $PWD/docker/.env.prod

From 12a10d36002a606564ada73f831e64800d661df1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:57:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 10/19] check docker locations

dont use PWD in crontab
---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh            |  9 ++++++++-
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index 7c48267a..53d8f864 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${SQL_DATABASE}.sql"
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
 
 # Use full path to docker for cron compatibility
-DOCKER_CMD="/usr/local/bin/docker"
+# Find docker location
+if [ -x "/usr/bin/docker" ]; then
+    DOCKER_CMD="/usr/bin/docker"
+elif [ -x "/usr/local/bin/docker" ]; then
+    DOCKER_CMD="/usr/local/bin/docker"
+else
+    DOCKER_CMD="docker"
+fi
 
 echo "Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
 "${DOCKER_CMD}" exec -t "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -b -c -n public -O --quote-all-identifiers --no-acl -w -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 76a5d7da..9695c90e 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -88,12 +88,19 @@ else
     exit 1 
 fi
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+TEKDB_ROOT="$(dirname "$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")")"
+
 echo "Please follow these steps to create a database backup at the cadence of your choosing using crontab:"
 echo "1. Determine what timezone your server is in by running the command: timedatectl"
-echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone. https://crontab.guru/ is a helpful resource for determing the correct cron schedule syntax."
-echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh"
+echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone. https://crontab.guru/ is a helpful resource for determining the correct cron schedule syntax."
+echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x ${TEKDB_ROOT}/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh"
 echo "4. Add to your crontab by running: crontab -e"
-echo "5. Add to your cron tab: <your cron schedule> $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh $PWD/tekdb/TEKDB/docker/.env.prod >> /var/log/tekdb_db_dump.log 2>&1"
-
-echo "Success! Backup script has been added to your crontab. You can check the log file at /var/log/tekdb_db_dump.log for any errors or output from the backup script." 
+echo "5. Add to your cron tab (replace <your cron schedule> with your desired schedule):"
+echo "   <your cron schedule> ${TEKDB_ROOT}/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh ${TEKDB_ROOT}/docker/.env.prod >> $HOME/tekdb_db_dump.log 2>&1"
+echo ""
+echo "   Example for daily backups at 9 PM:"
+echo "   0 21 * * * ${TEKDB_ROOT}/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh ${TEKDB_ROOT}/docker/.env.prod >> $HOME/tekdb_db_dump.log 2>&1"
+echo ""
+echo "Note: Log file will be created at $HOME/tekdb_db_dump.log. You can monitor it with: tail -f $HOME/tekdb_db_dump.log" 
 exit 0
\ No newline at end of file

From 68401982a808bbae4825e37ca333466f2cd28759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:37:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 11/19] update TEKDB_ROOT dir

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 9695c90e..f8db28ea 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-TEKDB_ROOT="$(dirname "$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")")"
+TEKDB_ROOT="$(dirname "$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")")/tekdb/TEKDB"
 
 echo "Please follow these steps to create a database backup at the cadence of your choosing using crontab:"
 echo "1. Determine what timezone your server is in by running the command: timedatectl"

From f61d8064e3871bf623e691c0d52f5117565527af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:19:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 12/19] store backups one directory out

---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index 53d8f864..a2fd97b0 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 CONTAINER_NAME=db
 SQL_USER=${SQL_USER:?SQL_USER is not set}
 SQL_DATABASE=${SQL_DATABASE:?SQL_DATABASE is not set}
-BACKUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)/backups/postgres"
+BACKUP_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../../.." && pwd)/backups/postgres"
 
 BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/${SQL_DATABASE}.sql"
 

From eba4e3e5ea756fafab957487638d05d02f8bbbd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:46:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 13/19] use docker group in install-docker-env.sh

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index f8db28ea..196ddd33 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ fi
 echo "Adding ubuntu user to the docker group..."
 sudo usermod -aG docker ubuntu
 
+echo "Applying new group membership for the current session..."
+newgrp docker
+
 echo "Installing git..."
 sudo apt install git -y
 

From 8e2853ae1c4b4008b3ad9811cc522660f7b67c42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:09:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 14/19] use sudo for docker commands

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 196ddd33..3f77def8 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ fi
 echo "Adding ubuntu user to the docker group..."
 sudo usermod -aG docker ubuntu
 
-echo "Applying new group membership for the current session..."
-newgrp docker
-
 echo "Installing git..."
 sudo apt install git -y
 
@@ -75,16 +72,16 @@ echo "Moving the .env.prod file to the Docker directory..."
 ln -s $ENV_FILE $PWD/docker/.env.prod
 
 echo "Pulling the latest Docker image..."
-docker pull ghcr.io/ecotrust/tekdb/web:latest
+sudo docker pull ghcr.io/ecotrust/tekdb/web:latest
 
 echo "Building the proxy image..."
-docker compose --env-file docker/.env.prod -f docker/docker-compose.prod.local.yaml build proxy
+sudo docker compose --env-file docker/.env.prod -f docker/docker-compose.prod.local.yaml build proxy
 
 echo "Starting the Docker containers..."
-docker compose --env-file docker/.env.prod -f docker/docker-compose.prod.local.yaml up -d
+sudo docker compose --env-file docker/.env.prod -f docker/docker-compose.prod.local.yaml up -d
 
 echo "Verifying that the containers are running..."
-if [ "$(docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' "tekdb_web" 2>/dev/null)" = "running" ] && [ "$(docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' "db" 2>/dev/null)" = "running" ] && [ "$(docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' "tekdb_proxy" 2>/dev/null)" = "running" ]; then
+if [ "$(sudo docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' "tekdb_web" 2>/dev/null)" = "running" ] && [ "$(sudo docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' "db" 2>/dev/null)" = "running" ] && [ "$(sudo docker container inspect -f '{{.State.Status}}' "tekdb_proxy" 2>/dev/null)" = "running" ]; then
     echo "TEKDB containers are running successfully."
 else
     echo "Failed to start TEKDB containers. Please check the Docker logs for more information."

From 4e2c4761c07d70703c0e0fb751b6a9213c79808c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:28:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 15/19] include datetime in db-dump logs

---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index a2fd97b0..257d4523 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ else
     DOCKER_CMD="docker"
 fi
 
-echo "Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
+echo "${date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"} - Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
 "${DOCKER_CMD}" exec -t "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -b -c -n public -O --quote-all-identifiers --no-acl -w -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
-echo "Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "${date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"} - Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file

From 34b3e281bece6ee6acdb192667ad0327ad991fc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:31:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 16/19] fix syntax for date parsing

---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index 257d4523..f357e686 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ else
     DOCKER_CMD="docker"
 fi
 
-echo "${date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"} - Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
+echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - Dumping database '${SQL_DATABASE}' from container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' to '${BACKUP_FILE}'..."
 "${DOCKER_CMD}" exec -t "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pg_dump -b -c -n public -O --quote-all-identifiers --no-acl -w -U "${SQL_USER}" "${SQL_DATABASE}" > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
-echo "${date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"} - Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - Database dump completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file

From a5c65f84f463f0b92d4b94f84871e0b0c80ea1af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:35:40 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 17/19] include datetime in all db-dump logs

---
 scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
index f357e686..e933168a 100755
--- a/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ ENV_FILE="${1:-}"
 
 if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
     set -a
-    echo "Loading environment variables from $ENV_FILE..."
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - Loading environment variables from $ENV_FILE..."
     source "$ENV_FILE" 
     set +a
 else
-    echo "Error: File "$ENV_FILE" not found. Please provide a valid environment file as an argument."
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - Error: File "$ENV_FILE" not found. Please provide a valid environment file as an argument."
     exit 1
 fi
 

From 8b3d04ce316eb380488ede673155fce014e70b6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:39:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 18/19] switch to main branch in install-docker-env.sh

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 3f77def8..604afd52 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ mkdir -p media
 echo "Cloning the TEKDB repository..."
 git clone https://github.com/Ecotrust/TEKDB.git
 
-#TODO: change after testing
-echo "Checking out the backup-cron-jobs branch..."
+echo "Checking out the main branch..."
 cd TEKDB
-git checkout backup-cron-jobs    
-git pull origin backup-cron-jobs
+git checkout main    
+git pull origin main
 
 echo "Moving the .env.prod file to the Docker directory..."
 ln -s $ENV_FILE $PWD/docker/.env.prod

From cff10e19ab2bff5adf204f897e64c8a305915b7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paige Williams <pwilliams@ecotrust.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:25:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 19/19] use sudo for crontab

---
 scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
index 604afd52..df0fcef1 100644
--- a/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/Linux/install-docker-env.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ echo "Please follow these steps to create a database backup at the cadence of yo
 echo "1. Determine what timezone your server is in by running the command: timedatectl"
 echo "2. Determine the desired backup schedule (e.g., daily at 9 PM) considering your server's timezone. https://crontab.guru/ is a helpful resource for determining the correct cron schedule syntax."
 echo "3. Ensure you have the correct permissions to run the backup script by running: chmod +x ${TEKDB_ROOT}/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh"
-echo "4. Add to your crontab by running: crontab -e"
+echo "4. Add to your crontab by running: sudo crontab -e"
 echo "5. Add to your cron tab (replace <your cron schedule> with your desired schedule):"
 echo "   <your cron schedule> ${TEKDB_ROOT}/scripts/Linux/db-dump.sh ${TEKDB_ROOT}/docker/.env.prod >> $HOME/tekdb_db_dump.log 2>&1"
 echo ""