Strapi database backups are empty since Jan 10th

[casmith]

Problem

Strapi database backups in S3 have been empty (20 bytes) since January 10th, 2026.

Evidence

2026-01-09 23:10:11      16853 strapi_20260109T231005.sql.gz  # Last good backup
2026-01-10 23:10:05         20 strapi_20260110T231003.sql.gz  # First bad backup
...
2026-01-21 05:10:55         20 strapi_latest.sql.gz

Impact

• Low urgency - Strapi content rarely changes (hasn't in ~4 years)
• Last good backup from Jan 9th was successfully used to restore demo environment

Investigation needed

• Check backup script on production server
• Verify postgres container connectivity
• Check if pg_dump is failing silently

Location

Backup script likely in /home/ubuntu/deploy/backup/ or similar on production server.