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+.PHONY: build
+build: ; docker build --rm -t postgres .
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: ; docker run --rm -p 5432:5432 --name postgres-server postgres
+
+.PHONY: stop
+stop: ; docker stop postgres-server
+
+.PHONY: rm
+rm: ; docker rm postgres-server
+
+.PHONE: rmi
+rmi: ; docker rmi postgres
+
+.PHONY: backup
+backupvol: ; docker run --volumes-from postgres-server -v /backup:/backup postgres tar cvf /backup/backup-postgres.tar /var/lib/postgresql
+
+.PHONY: restore
+restorevol: ; docker run --volumes-from postgres-server -v /backup:/backup postgres cd /var/lib/postgresql && tar xvf /backup/backup-postgres.tar
+