diff --git a/bin/mastodon-db-backup b/bin/mastodon-db-backup
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+sudo -u mastodon pg_dump -U mastodon -Fc mastodon_production -p 5432 -f "mastodon-db-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d').sql"