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title: "Backups and point-in-time recovery"
description: "How can you restore a database to a chosen time using backup and WAL?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T41.05/"
topicId: "T41.05"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you restore a database to a chosen time using backup and WAL?

## What we will work through

Restore a database to a chosen time using backup and WAL.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: WAL and state recovery.

- [WAL and state recovery](/en/articles/topics/T41.01/)