diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/image-publish.yaml
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+name: Publish a container image
+
+on:
+  push:
+  release:
+    types: [published, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      - run: ./build/set_image_metadata
+      - uses: docker/setup-compose-action@v1
+      - name: Build an image
+        id: build-image
+        uses: redhat-actions/buildah-build@v2
+        with:
+          image: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}-dev
+          tags: ${{ env.TAGS }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64/v8
+          containerfiles: |
+            ./Containerfile
+          labels: ${{ env.ANNOTATIONS }}
+      
+      - name: Push the image to GHCR
+        id: push-to-ghcr
+        uses: redhat-actions/push-to-registry@v2
+        with:
+          image: ${{ steps.build-image.outputs.image }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.build-image.outputs.tags }}
+          registry: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ github.token }}
+
+
+      - name: Set the version tag (only if released)
+        id: retag-version
+        if: (github.event_name == 'release' && (github.event.action == 'published' || github.event.action == 'edited'))
+        run: |
+          buildah tag \
+          ${{ steps.build-image.outputs.image }}:${{ github.sha }} \
+          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:latest
+          buildah tag \
+          ${{ steps.build-image.outputs.image }}:${{ github.sha }} \
+          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Push the release image to GHCR
+        if: (github.event_name == 'release' && (github.event.action == 'published' || github.event.action == 'edited'))
+        uses: redhat-actions/push-to-registry@v2
+        with:
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:latest ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
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+++ b/Containerfile
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+FROM postgres:18-alpine
+
+RUN apk --no-cache add \
+        curl \
+        bash \
+        rclone
+
+COPY entrypoint.sh /
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+WORKDIR /backup
+ENTRYPOINT /entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+# pgdump-gcs
+
+Small docker container for creating a backup of a psql database and upload the dump to an external storage using rclone.
+
+## How to use
+TO BE DONE ... 
+
+## monitoring
+
+Simple curl pushing some basic parameter to a prometheus push gateway.
+
+### metrics
+* timestamp
+* duration
+* size
+
+### labels
+* job = pgdump-gcs
+* source_type = postgresql
+* source_name = `${DB_NAME}`
diff --git a/build/set_image_metadata b/build/set_image_metadata
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+++ b/build/set_image_metadata
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+# --------------------------------------------
+# -- Should be used in Github Actions
+# --------------------------------------------
+#
+# --------------------------------------------
+# -- To have a multi-line env var in github, 
+# --  we must define the EOF
+# --------------------------------------------
+EOF=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=15 count=1 status=none | base64)
+echo "ANNOTATIONS<<$EOF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+ANNOTATIONS=$(cat << EOF
+org.opencontainers.image.created=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T")
+org.opencontainers.image.authors=$GITHUB_ACTOR
+org.opencontainers.image.url=$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$GITHUB_RUN_ID
+org.opencontainers.image.documentation=$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/blob/main/README.md
+org.opencontainers.image.source=$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+org.opencontainers.image.version=$GITHUB_SHA
+org.opencontainers.image.revision=$GITHUB_SHA
+org.opencontainers.image.vendor=$GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER
+org.opencontainers.image.license=GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3
+org.opencontainers.image.title=$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+org.opencontainers.image.description=Backup databases using pg_dump and upload backups using rclone
+EOF
+)
+
+echo "${ANNOTATIONS}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+echo "$EOF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+# --------------------------------------------
+# -- Set the image tag by commit sha
+# --------------------------------------------
+echo "TAGS=${GITHUB_SHA}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+
+
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
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+++ b/entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Prepare configuration for script"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%F_%R)
+START_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
+BACKUP_FILE=${DB_NAME}-${TIMESTAMP}.sql.gz
+BACKUP_FILE_LATEST=${DB_NAME}-latest.sql.gz
+DB_HOST=${DB_HOST:-localhost}
+DB_PASSWORD=$(cat ${DB_PASSWORD_FILE})
+DB_USER=$(cat ${DB_USERNAME_FILE})
+PROM_NAMESPACE=${PROM_NAMESPACE:-dboperator}
+
+if [[ -z "${STORAGE_BUCKET}" ]]; then
+  echo "Variable STORAGE_BUCKET must be set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# create login credential file
+(umask 377 && echo *:5432:*:${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD} >> ~/.pgpass)
+
+echo "Start create backup"
+pg_dump -F c -Z 9 -h ${DB_HOST} -p 5432 -U ${DB_USER} ${DB_NAME} -f ${BACKUP_FILE}
+BACKUP_SIZE=$(du ${BACKUP_FILE} | awk '{print $1}')
+echo "End backup"
+
+## copy to destination
+echo "Copy to gcs"
+rclone copyto "./${BACKUP_FILE}" "storage://${STORAGE_BUCKET}/${DB_NAME}/${BACKUP_FILE}" 
+rclone copyto "./${BACKUP_FILE}" "storage://${STORAGE_BUCKET}/${DB_NAME}/${BACKUP_FILE_LATEST}" 
+
+END_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
+BACKUP_DURATION=$((END_TIMESTAMP - START_TIMESTAMP))
+if [[ ! -z "$PROMETHEUS_PUSH_GATEWAY" ]];
+then
+echo "sending monitoring metrics to ${PROMETHEUS_PUSH_GATEWAY}"
+cat <<EOF | curl -s --data-binary @- http://${PROMETHEUS_PUSH_GATEWAY}/metrics/job/pgdump-rclone/source_type/postgresql/source_name/${DB_NAME}
+    # TYPE ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_timestamp counter
+    # HELP ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_timestamp Timestamp of last backup run
+    ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_timestamp $END_TIMESTAMP
+    # TYPE ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_duration gauge
+    # HELP ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_duration Time the backup run take until finished
+    ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_duration $BACKUP_DURATION
+    # TYPE ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_size gauge
+    # HELP ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_size Backup Size in bytes
+    ${PROM_NAMESPACE}_backup_size $BACKUP_SIZE
+EOF
+fi
diff --git a/test/docker-compose.yaml b/test/docker-compose.yaml
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+++ b/test/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: "3.3"
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:18
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "test1234
+
diff --git a/test/init.sql b/test/init.sql
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+-- =========================================================
+-- Random Test Data Generator for PostgreSQL Backup Testing
+-- =========================================================
+
+-- Optional: speed up bulk inserts
+SET synchronous_commit = OFF;
+SET maintenance_work_mem = '512MB';
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Drop existing tables (safe reset)
+-- =========================================================
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS order_items;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS orders;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS products;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS customers;
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Create tables
+-- =========================================================
+
+CREATE TABLE customers (
+    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    first_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    last_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    email TEXT NOT NULL,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE products (
+    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    price NUMERIC(10,2) NOT NULL,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE orders (
+    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    customer_id BIGINT NOT NULL REFERENCES customers(id),
+    order_date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+    status TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE order_items (
+    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    order_id BIGINT NOT NULL REFERENCES orders(id),
+    product_id BIGINT NOT NULL REFERENCES products(id),
+    quantity INT NOT NULL,
+    unit_price NUMERIC(10,2) NOT NULL
+);
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Insert customers
+-- Adjust the number in generate_series for scale
+-- =========================================================
+
+INSERT INTO customers (first_name, last_name, email, created_at)
+SELECT
+    'First' || gs,
+    'Last' || gs,
+    'user' || gs || '@example.com',
+    NOW() - (random() * interval '365 days')
+FROM generate_series(1, 100000) AS gs;
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Insert products
+-- =========================================================
+
+INSERT INTO products (name, price, created_at)
+SELECT
+    'Product ' || gs,
+    ROUND((random() * 500 + 5)::numeric, 2),
+    NOW() - (random() * interval '365 days')
+FROM generate_series(1, 5000) AS gs;
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Insert orders
+-- =========================================================
+
+INSERT INTO orders (customer_id, order_date, status)
+SELECT
+    (random() * 99999 + 1)::BIGINT,
+    NOW() - (random() * interval '365 days'),
+    (ARRAY['pending','shipped','delivered','cancelled'])[floor(random()*4)+1]
+FROM generate_series(1, 300000);
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Insert order items
+-- Each order gets 1–5 items
+-- =========================================================
+
+INSERT INTO order_items (order_id, product_id, quantity, unit_price)
+SELECT
+    o.id,
+    (random() * 4999 + 1)::BIGINT,
+    (random() * 4 + 1)::INT,
+    ROUND((random() * 500 + 5)::numeric, 2)
+FROM orders o
+CROSS JOIN LATERAL generate_series(1, (random()*4 + 1)::INT);
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Indexes (important for realistic backup size)
+-- =========================================================
+
+CREATE INDEX idx_orders_customer ON orders(customer_id);
+CREATE INDEX idx_order_items_order ON order_items(order_id);
+CREATE INDEX idx_order_items_product ON order_items(product_id);
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Analyze for realistic planner stats
+-- =========================================================
+
+ANALYZE;
+
+-- =========================================================
+-- Summary
+-- =========================================================
+
+SELECT
+    (SELECT count(*) FROM customers) AS customers,
+    (SELECT count(*) FROM products) AS products,
+    (SELECT count(*) FROM orders) AS orders,
+    (SELECT count(*) FROM order_items) AS order_items;
diff --git a/test/init_database.sh b/test/init_database.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+export PGHOST=localhost
+export PHGPORT=5432
+export PGUSER=postgres
+export PGPASSWORD=test1234
+export PGDATABASE=postgres
+
+psql -f ./test/init.sql