How to make Postgresql backups the easy way?

Question

PostgreSQL

There is a small postgresql database on the server. For example, there are 100,000 entries. How to make backups? I read and read, one is outdated, the other is not recommended, the third is something else, the fourth should be used, but there are nuances .... Everything is somehow complicated. Explain in a simple way?

Answer 1

pg_dump works fine

Answer 2

https://github.com/backup/backup - a very simple ruby ​​gem, it is well configured, it also sends notifications to the mail. From simple tools I have not seen anything better