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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ---- CONFIG ----
+PG_REMOTE_USER="postgres"
+PG_REMOTE_HOST="cluster.db2.genesishostingtechnologies.com"
+PG_REMOTE_PORT="5432"
+PG_LOCAL_PORT="5432"
+DUMP_DIR="/tmp/pgbackup_verify"
+BACKUP_TARGET="root@thevault.bounceme.net:/mnt/backup3/pgdumps"
+DBS=("mastodon_production" "giteaprod")
+LOGFILE="$DUMP_DIR/verify_log_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).txt"
+mkdir -p "$DUMP_DIR"
+
+# ==== Mastodon DM function ====
+mastodon_alert() {
+    local msg="$1"
+    curl -sS -X POST "https://chatwithus.live/api/v1/statuses" \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer rimxBLi-eaJAcwagkmoj6UoW7Lc473tQY0cOM041Euw" \
+      --data-urlencode "status=$msg" \
+      --data "visibility=direct" \
+      --data "in_reply_to_account_id=114386383616633367" >/dev/null
+}
+
+ALL_OK=true
+UPLOAD_LIST=()
+
+for DB in "${DBS[@]}"; do
+    echo "=== [$(date)] Dumping $DB from $PG_REMOTE_HOST ===" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    DUMPFILE="$DUMP_DIR/${DB}_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql"
+
+    # Dump from remote
+    pg_dump -h "$PG_REMOTE_HOST" -p "$PG_REMOTE_PORT" -U "$PG_REMOTE_USER" -d "$DB" > "$DUMPFILE"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] Failed to dump $DB! Skipping upload." | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        ALL_OK=false
+        mastodon_alert "🚨 Database backup/verify FAILED: Could not dump $DB from $PG_REMOTE_HOST on $(hostname) at $(date). See log: $LOGFILE"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Restore/verify on Krang
+    TESTDB="verify_${DB}_$RANDOM"
+    echo "Creating test database $TESTDB" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    sudo -u postgres createdb -p "$PG_LOCAL_PORT" "$TESTDB"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] Failed to create $TESTDB!" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        ALL_OK=false
+        mastodon_alert "🚨 Database backup/verify FAILED: Could not create test DB $TESTDB on $(hostname) at $(date). See log: $LOGFILE"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo "Restoring to $TESTDB" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    sudo -u postgres psql -p "$PG_LOCAL_PORT" -d "$TESTDB" < "$DUMPFILE"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] Restore failed for $DB!" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        sudo -u postgres dropdb -p "$PG_LOCAL_PORT" "$TESTDB"
+        ALL_OK=false
+        mastodon_alert "🚨 Database backup/verify FAILED: Restore failed for $DB on $(hostname) at $(date). See log: $LOGFILE"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Quick table listing for sanity
+    sudo -u postgres psql -p "$PG_LOCAL_PORT" -d "$TESTDB" -c "\dt" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "[PASS] $DB: Dump and restore OK." | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        UPLOAD_LIST+=("$DUMPFILE")
+    else
+        echo "[FAIL] $DB: Test query failed!" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        ALL_OK=false
+        mastodon_alert "🚨 Database backup/verify FAILED: Test query failed for $DB on $(hostname) at $(date). See log: $LOGFILE"
+    fi
+
+    sudo -u postgres dropdb -p "$PG_LOCAL_PORT" "$TESTDB"
+    echo "Cleaned up $TESTDB" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    echo "" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+done
+
+if $ALL_OK && [ "${#UPLOAD_LIST[@]}" -eq "${#DBS[@]}" ]; then
+    echo "All dumps verified, sending to $BACKUP_TARGET" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    scp "${UPLOAD_LIST[@]}" "$BACKUP_TARGET"
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Uploads successful." | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        rm -f "${UPLOAD_LIST[@]}"
+    else
+        echo "Upload failed!" | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+        mastodon_alert "🚨 Database backup/verify FAILED: Upload to $BACKUP_TARGET failed on $(hostname) at $(date). See log: $LOGFILE"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Not all backups verified! Nothing uploaded." | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+    mastodon_alert "🚨 Database backup/verify FAILED: One or more DBs failed verification on $(hostname) at $(date). See log: $LOGFILE"
+fi
+
+echo "DONE. Log: $LOGFILE"