Automation: Final robust DB restore fixes and updated gitignore rules.

backup_db.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Aether MariaDB Backup Script (Physical Backup)
-# Performs a live, hot backup of the running local container.
-
 set -e
 
 PROJECT_ROOT="/home/scott/OSIT_dev/aether_container_env"
@@ -10,14 +8,12 @@ TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
 BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/local_backup_${TIMESTAMP}.gz"
 
 echo "--- Starting Aether Local Database Backup ---"
-
-# Ensure backup directory exists
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
 
-# Run mariabackup inside the container and stream it to a gzipped file on the host
-# We use root here since it's a workstation dev env
+# Increased open-files-limit to prevent OS error 24
 echo ">>> Backing up to ${BACKUP_FILE}..."
-docker exec ae_mariadb_dev mariabackup --user=root --password='$1sky.AE_dev.2023' --backup --stream=xbstream | gzip > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
+docker exec ae_mariadb_dev mariabackup --user=root --password='$1sky.AE_dev.2023' \
+    --backup --stream=xbstream --open-files-limit=65535 | gzip > "${BACKUP_FILE}"
 
 echo "--- Backup Complete! ---"
-ls -lh "${BACKUP_FILE}"
+ls -lh "${BACKUP_FILE}"