# Pg\_dump backup failure for remote pgsql - port & version differentials; what options exist?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-dump-backup-failure-for-remote-pgsql-port-version-differentials-what-options-exist/132453>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [November 2, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-dump-backup-failure-for-remote-pgsql-port-version-differentials-what-options-exist/132453 "2019-11-02T18:00:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![hexadecagram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hexadecagram/32/262658_2.png) [@hexadecagram](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hexadecagram)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pg-dump-backup-failure-for-remote-pgsql-port-version-differentials-what-options-exist/132453/6 "2019-11-11T01:08:41Z")

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The Discourse backup system should simply warn and not fail if there is a PostgreSQL version mismatch. I just tried to make a backup myself and because I too am using an external PG server, no tarball was created at all.

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