feat(backup): take Tinyforge DB snapshot before every deploy

Adds an opt-in "auto_backup_before_deploy" setting that triggers a
"pre-deploy" backup at the start of every project deploy via the deploy
pipeline (covers both the async HTTP path and the sync poller/webhook
path). Failures are logged to the deploy log but do not abort — missing
a backup is preferable to refusing to ship a fix.

- store: settings.auto_backup_before_deploy column + scan/update wiring
- backup: accept "pre-deploy" as a valid backup_type
- deployer: small PreDeployBackuper interface, hooked into runDeploy
  right after settings load and before any state-mutating work
- api: settings request/response surface the new flag
- web: ToggleSwitch on the backup settings page; "Pre-deploy" badge
  variant in the backup list (badge-warning so it stands out)
- i18n: en/ru strings for the toggle, help text, and badge label

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ func main() {
 		slog.Error("create backup engine", "error", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+	dep.SetPreDeployBackuper(backupEngine)
 
 	// Clean orphaned backup files and prune on startup.
 	if cleaned, err := backupEngine.CleanOrphans(); err != nil {

internal/api/settings.go

@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ type settingsRequest struct {
 	TraefikCertResolver  *string `json:"traefik_cert_resolver,omitempty"`
 	TraefikNetwork       *string `json:"traefik_network,omitempty"`
 	TraefikAPIURL        *string `json:"traefik_api_url,omitempty"`
-	BackupEnabled        *bool   `json:"backup_enabled,omitempty"`
-	BackupIntervalHours  *int    `json:"backup_interval_hours,omitempty"`
-	BackupRetentionCount *int    `json:"backup_retention_count,omitempty"`
-	StatsIntervalSeconds *int    `json:"stats_interval_seconds,omitempty"`
-	StatsRetentionHours  *int    `json:"stats_retention_hours,omitempty"`
+	BackupEnabled          *bool `json:"backup_enabled,omitempty"`
+	BackupIntervalHours    *int  `json:"backup_interval_hours,omitempty"`
+	BackupRetentionCount   *int  `json:"backup_retention_count,omitempty"`
+	AutoBackupBeforeDeploy *bool `json:"auto_backup_before_deploy,omitempty"`
+	StatsIntervalSeconds   *int  `json:"stats_interval_seconds,omitempty"`
+	StatsRetentionHours    *int  `json:"stats_retention_hours,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // getSettings handles GET /api/settings.
@@ -86,9 +87,10 @@ func (s *Server) getSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		"traefik_cert_resolver":     settings.TraefikCertResolver,
 		"traefik_network":           settings.TraefikNetwork,
 		"traefik_api_url":           settings.TraefikAPIURL,
-		"backup_enabled":            settings.BackupEnabled,
-		"backup_interval_hours":     settings.BackupIntervalHours,
-		"backup_retention_count":    settings.BackupRetentionCount,
+		"backup_enabled":             settings.BackupEnabled,
+		"backup_interval_hours":      settings.BackupIntervalHours,
+		"backup_retention_count":     settings.BackupRetentionCount,
+		"auto_backup_before_deploy":  settings.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy,
 		"stats_interval_seconds":    settings.StatsIntervalSeconds,
 		"stats_retention_hours":     settings.StatsRetentionHours,
 		"updated_at":                settings.UpdatedAt,
@@ -243,6 +245,9 @@ func (s *Server) updateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		updated.BackupRetentionCount = *req.BackupRetentionCount
 	}
+	if req.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy != nil {
+		updated.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy = *req.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy
+	}
 	if req.StatsIntervalSeconds != nil {
 		v := *req.StatsIntervalSeconds
 		if v != 0 && (v < 5 || v > 300) {

internal/backup/engine.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (e *Engine) BackupDir() string {
 func (e *Engine) CreateBackup(backupType string) (store.Backup, error) {
 	// Validate backup type to prevent path traversal via filename.
 	switch backupType {
-	case "manual", "auto", "pre-restore":
+	case "manual", "auto", "pre-restore", "pre-deploy":
 		// valid
 	default:
 		return store.Backup{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid backup type: %q", backupType)

internal/deployer/deployer.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Deployer struct {
 	health   *health.Checker
 	notifier *notify.Notifier
 	eventBus EventPublisher
+	backuper PreDeployBackuper // optional; nil disables pre-deploy backups
 	encKey   [32]byte
 	dnsMu    sync.RWMutex
 	dns      dns.Provider // nil when wildcard DNS is active
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ type EventPublisher interface {
 	Publish(evt events.Event)
 }
 
+// PreDeployBackuper takes a "pre-deploy" Tinyforge DB snapshot before any
+// deploy starts when the corresponding setting is enabled. Kept as a small
+// interface so the deployer does not import internal/backup.
+type PreDeployBackuper interface {
+	CreateBackup(backupType string) (store.Backup, error)
+}
+
 // New creates a new Deployer with all required dependencies.
 func New(
 	dockerClient *docker.Client,
@@ -72,6 +80,30 @@ func (d *Deployer) SetProxyProvider(provider proxy.Provider) {
 	d.proxy = provider
 }
 
+// SetPreDeployBackuper wires the backup engine in after construction so the
+// deployer can take a Tinyforge DB snapshot when the
+// auto_backup_before_deploy setting is enabled. Pass nil to disable.
+func (d *Deployer) SetPreDeployBackuper(b PreDeployBackuper) {
+	d.backuper = b
+}
+
+// maybeBackupBeforeDeploy creates a "pre-deploy" Tinyforge DB snapshot when
+// the setting is enabled. Failures are logged but do not abort the deploy:
+// missing a backup is preferable to refusing to ship a fix.
+func (d *Deployer) maybeBackupBeforeDeploy(deployID string, settings store.Settings) {
+	if !settings.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy || d.backuper == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	backup, err := d.backuper.CreateBackup("pre-deploy")
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Warn("pre-deploy backup failed", "deploy_id", deployID, "error", err)
+		d.logDeploy(deployID, fmt.Sprintf("Pre-deploy backup failed: %v", err), "warn")
+		return
+	}
+	slog.Info("pre-deploy backup created", "deploy_id", deployID, "backup_id", backup.ID, "filename", backup.Filename)
+	d.logDeploy(deployID, fmt.Sprintf("Pre-deploy backup created: %s", backup.Filename), "info")
+}
+
 // SetDNSProvider sets the DNS provider for managing DNS records during deployments.
 // Pass nil to disable DNS management (wildcard DNS mode).
 func (d *Deployer) SetDNSProvider(provider dns.Provider) {
@@ -160,6 +192,10 @@ func (d *Deployer) runDeploy(ctx context.Context, project store.Project, stage s
 	)
 	d.logDeploy(deployID, fmt.Sprintf("Starting deploy of %s:%s for project %s, stage %s", project.Image, imageTag, project.Name, stage.Name), "info")
 
+	// Take a pre-deploy DB snapshot if the operator opted in. Runs before
+	// any state-mutating work so a corrupted deploy is recoverable.
+	d.maybeBackupBeforeDeploy(deployID, settings)
+
 	// Enforce max_instances before deploying.
 	if err := d.enforceMaxInstances(ctx, stage, deployID, settings); err != nil {
 		d.logDeploy(deployID, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to enforce max instances: %v", err), "error")

internal/store/models.go

@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ type Settings struct {
 	BackupEnabled       bool   `json:"backup_enabled"`
 	BackupIntervalHours  int    `json:"backup_interval_hours"`
 	BackupRetentionCount int    `json:"backup_retention_count"`
+	// AutoBackupBeforeDeploy creates a "pre-deploy" Tinyforge DB backup
+	// at the start of every project deploy. Independent of BackupEnabled
+	// (which governs the periodic auto-backup cron).
+	AutoBackupBeforeDeploy bool `json:"auto_backup_before_deploy"`
 	StatsIntervalSeconds int    `json:"stats_interval_seconds"` // 0 disables collection
 	StatsRetentionHours  int    `json:"stats_retention_hours"`  // 0 disables collection
 	UpdatedAt            string `json:"updated_at"`

internal/store/settings.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 // GetSettings returns the global settings (single-row pattern, always row id=1).
 func (s *Store) GetSettings() (Settings, error) {
 	var st Settings
-	var wildcardDNS, npmRemote, backupEnabled int
+	var wildcardDNS, npmRemote, backupEnabled, autoBackupBeforeDeploy int
 	err := s.db.QueryRow(
 		`SELECT domain, server_ip, public_ip, network, subdomain_pattern, notification_url,
 		        notification_secret,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func (s *Store) GetSettings() (Settings, error) {
 		        traefik_entrypoint, traefik_cert_resolver, traefik_network, traefik_api_url,
 		        image_prune_threshold_mb,
 		        backup_enabled, backup_interval_hours, backup_retention_count,
+		        auto_backup_before_deploy,
 		        stats_interval_seconds, stats_retention_hours,
 		        updated_at
 		 FROM settings WHERE id = 1`,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ func (s *Store) GetSettings() (Settings, error) {
 		&st.TraefikEntrypoint, &st.TraefikCertResolver, &st.TraefikNetwork, &st.TraefikAPIURL,
 		&st.ImagePruneThresholdMB,
 		&backupEnabled, &st.BackupIntervalHours, &st.BackupRetentionCount,
+		&autoBackupBeforeDeploy,
 		&st.StatsIntervalSeconds, &st.StatsRetentionHours,
 		&st.UpdatedAt)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ func (s *Store) GetSettings() (Settings, error) {
 	st.WildcardDNS = wildcardDNS != 0
 	st.NpmRemote = npmRemote != 0
 	st.BackupEnabled = backupEnabled != 0
+	st.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy = autoBackupBeforeDeploy != 0
 	return st, nil
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +61,10 @@ func (s *Store) UpdateSettings(st Settings) error {
 	if st.BackupEnabled {
 		backupEnabled = 1
 	}
+	autoBackupBeforeDeploy := 0
+	if st.AutoBackupBeforeDeploy {
+		autoBackupBeforeDeploy = 1
+	}
 	_, err := s.db.Exec(
 		`UPDATE settings SET
 			domain=?, server_ip=?, public_ip=?, network=?, subdomain_pattern=?, notification_url=?,
@@ -70,6 +77,7 @@ func (s *Store) UpdateSettings(st Settings) error {
 			traefik_entrypoint=?, traefik_cert_resolver=?, traefik_network=?, traefik_api_url=?,
 			image_prune_threshold_mb=?,
 			backup_enabled=?, backup_interval_hours=?, backup_retention_count=?,
+			auto_backup_before_deploy=?,
 			stats_interval_seconds=?, stats_retention_hours=?,
 			updated_at=?
 		 WHERE id = 1`,
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ func (s *Store) UpdateSettings(st Settings) error {
 		st.TraefikEntrypoint, st.TraefikCertResolver, st.TraefikNetwork, st.TraefikAPIURL,
 		st.ImagePruneThresholdMB,
 		backupEnabled, st.BackupIntervalHours, st.BackupRetentionCount,
+		autoBackupBeforeDeploy,
 		st.StatsIntervalSeconds, st.StatsRetentionHours,
 		st.UpdatedAt,
 	)

internal/store/store.go

@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ func (s *Store) runMigrations() error {
 		`ALTER TABLE stages ADD COLUMN notification_secret TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''`,
 		`ALTER TABLE static_sites ADD COLUMN notification_url TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''`,
 		`ALTER TABLE static_sites ADD COLUMN notification_secret TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''`,
+		// Auto-backup before deploy (2026-05-07). When enabled, the deployer
+		// triggers a "pre-deploy" Tinyforge DB backup before any project deploy
+		// so a corrupted deploy is recoverable without data loss.
+		`ALTER TABLE settings ADD COLUMN auto_backup_before_deploy INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0`,
 	}
 
 	// Additive stack tables (2026-04-16). Created here rather than in the

web/src/lib/i18n/en.json

@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@
     "restoreFailed": "Failed to restore backup",
     "typeManual": "Manual",
     "typeAuto": "Auto",
+    "typePreDeploy": "Pre-deploy",
+    "preDeploy": "Backup before every deploy",
+    "preDeployHelp": "Take a Tinyforge DB snapshot at the start of every project deploy. Independent of the periodic schedule above; restorable from this list under the \"Pre-deploy\" type.",
     "save": "Save",
     "saving": "Saving...",
     "saved": "Backup settings saved",

web/src/lib/i18n/ru.json

@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@
     "restoreFailed": "Не удалось восстановить резервную копию",
     "typeManual": "Ручная",
     "typeAuto": "Авто",
+    "typePreDeploy": "Перед деплоем",
+    "preDeploy": "Снимок перед каждым деплоем",
+    "preDeployHelp": "Создавать снимок БД Tinyforge в начале каждого деплоя проекта. Независимо от периодического расписания выше; восстанавливается из списка ниже по типу «Перед деплоем».",
     "save": "Сохранить",
     "saving": "Сохранение...",
     "saved": "Настройки копирования сохранены",

web/src/lib/types.ts

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export interface Settings {
 	backup_enabled: boolean;
 	backup_interval_hours: number;
 	backup_retention_count: number;
+	auto_backup_before_deploy: boolean;
 	stats_interval_seconds: number;
 	stats_retention_hours: number;
 	updated_at: string;

web/src/routes/settings/backup/+page.svelte

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	let backupEnabled = $state(false);
 	let backupIntervalHours = $state('24');
 	let backupRetentionCount = $state('10');
+	let autoBackupBeforeDeploy = $state(false);
 	let backups = $state<BackupInfo[]>([]);
 
 	let confirmDeleteId = $state('');
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 			backupEnabled = settings.backup_enabled ?? false;
 			backupIntervalHours = String(settings.backup_interval_hours ?? 24);
 			backupRetentionCount = String(settings.backup_retention_count ?? 10);
+			autoBackupBeforeDeploy = settings.auto_backup_before_deploy ?? false;
 			backups = backupList ?? [];
 		} catch (err) {
 			toasts.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load backup settings');
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@
 			await updateSettings({
 				backup_enabled: backupEnabled,
 				backup_interval_hours: Math.max(1, parseInt(backupIntervalHours, 10) || 24),
-				backup_retention_count: Math.max(1, parseInt(backupRetentionCount, 10) || 10)
+				backup_retention_count: Math.max(1, parseInt(backupRetentionCount, 10) || 10),
+				auto_backup_before_deploy: autoBackupBeforeDeploy
 			});
 			toasts.success($t('settingsBackup.saved'));
 		} catch (err) {
@@ -181,6 +184,15 @@
 					</div>
 				{/if}
 
+				<!-- Pre-deploy backup toggle: independent of the periodic auto-backup. -->
+				<div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+					<ToggleSwitch bind:checked={autoBackupBeforeDeploy} label={$t('settingsBackup.preDeploy')} />
+					<div>
+						<span class="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)]">{$t('settingsBackup.preDeploy')}</span>
+						<p class="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">{$t('settingsBackup.preDeployHelp')}</p>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+
 				<div class="flex items-center gap-3">
 					<button onclick={handleSave} disabled={saving}
 						class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg bg-[var(--color-brand-600)] px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition-all duration-150 hover:bg-[var(--color-brand-700)] disabled:opacity-50 active:animate-press">
@@ -233,8 +245,12 @@
 									<td class="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--text-secondary)]">{formatSize(backup.size_bytes)}</td>
 									<td class="px-4 py-3">
 										<span class="inline-flex items-center rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium
-											{backup.backup_type === 'auto' ? 'badge-info' : 'badge-success'}">
-											{backup.backup_type === 'auto' ? $t('settingsBackup.typeAuto') : $t('settingsBackup.typeManual')}
+											{backup.backup_type === 'auto' ? 'badge-info' : backup.backup_type === 'pre-deploy' ? 'badge-warning' : 'badge-success'}">
+											{backup.backup_type === 'auto'
+												? $t('settingsBackup.typeAuto')
+												: backup.backup_type === 'pre-deploy'
+													? $t('settingsBackup.typePreDeploy')
+													: $t('settingsBackup.typeManual')}
 										</span>
 									</td>
 									<td class="px-4 py-3 text-[var(--text-secondary)]">{$fmt.dateTime(toUtcIso(backup.created_at))}</td>