feat(databases): backup import — upload .tar.gz as a restore point

D5. POST /databases/:id/backups/import accepts a gzipped tar archive
(multipart `file` field or raw application/gzip body, 2 GiB ceiling),
stages it to a temp file, streams it into the backup volume via the
started holder container, and registers a completed backup row — a
first-class restore point that also ships offsite when a target is
assigned. External databases rejected.

Also fixes `containr databases restore` — it never sent database_id,
which the API requires, so every CLI restore failed validation.

CLI: databases import-backup <id> <file|-> (stdin support via new
client.DoRaw). UI: Import button in the backups row. OpenAPI + docs.

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app/backend/internal/api/backuptargets.go

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -292,6 +294,144 @@ func (h *DatabaseHandler) DeleteBackupTarget(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "Backup target deleted"})
 }
 
+// ImportBackup accepts a `.tar.gz` archive (multipart `file` field or raw
+// body) and stores it as a restore point — the counterpart to offsite
+// export, and the entry path for migrators.
+func (h *DatabaseHandler) ImportBackup(c *gin.Context) {
+	userID, ok := requireAuthenticatedUserID(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	databaseID := c.Param("id")
+	userID = h.effectiveUserID(c, userID, databaseID)
+
+	row, err := h.queries.GetDatabaseServiceByIDAndUser(c.Request.Context(), sqlcdb.GetDatabaseServiceByIDAndUserParams{
+		ID: databaseID, UserID: userID,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "Database not found", "code": "NOT_FOUND"})
+		return
+	}
+	if row.Provider == "external" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "backup import applies to managed databases — external restores are not supported yet", "code": "VALIDATION"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Buffer to a temp file — tar headers need the size up front, and a
+	// streamed upload can't be rewound for the archive write.
+	src, _, err := openUploadStream(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error(), "code": "VALIDATION"})
+		return
+	}
+	defer src.Close()
+
+	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp("", "containr-backup-import-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to stage upload"})
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() { tmp.Close(); os.Remove(tmp.Name()) }()
+
+	const maxImport = 2 << 30 // 2 GiB ceiling for staged archives
+	size, err := io.Copy(tmp, http.MaxBytesReader(c.Writer, src, maxImport))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge, gin.H{"error": "archive too large or unreadable", "code": "VALIDATION"})
+		return
+	}
+	if _, err := tmp.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to read staged upload"})
+		return
+	}
+	magic := make([]byte, 2)
+	if _, err := tmp.Read(magic); err != nil || magic[0] != 0x1f || magic[1] != 0x8b {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "archive must be gzip-compressed (.tar.gz)", "code": "VALIDATION"})
+		return
+	}
+	if _, err := tmp.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to read staged upload"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	backupID := generateDatabaseBackupID(databaseID)
+	archivePath := sanitizeBackupArchivePath(managedDatabaseBackupArchivePath(backupID))
+
+	if _, err := h.dockerClient.CreateVolume(c.Request.Context(), docker.VolumeConfig{Name: managedDatabaseBackupVolume}); err != nil && !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "already exists") {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to prepare backup volume"})
+		return
+	}
+	holderID, err := h.createBackupVolumeHolder(c.Request.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("Failed to open backup volume: %v", err)})
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = h.dockerClient.RemoveContainer(context.Background(), holderID, true) }()
+
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(pw)
+	go func() {
+		err := tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{Name: archivePath, Mode: 0o644, Size: size})
+		if err == nil {
+			_, err = io.Copy(tw, tmp)
+		}
+		if cerr := tw.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = cerr
+		}
+		_ = pw.CloseWithError(err)
+	}()
+	if err := h.dockerClient.CopyToContainer(c.Request.Context(), holderID, "/backup", pr); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("Failed to store archive: %v", err)})
+		return
+	}
+
+	now := sql.NullTime{Time: time.Now(), Valid: true}
+	if err := h.queries.CreateDatabaseBackup(c.Request.Context(), sqlcdb.CreateDatabaseBackupParams{
+		ID:         backupID,
+		DatabaseID: databaseID,
+		Size:       humanReadableBytes(size),
+		Status:     "completed",
+		BackupPath: sql.NullString{String: archivePath, Valid: true},
+		CreatedAt:  now,
+	}); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to register backup"})
+		return
+	}
+	_ = h.queries.SetDatabaseBackupStatusByID(c.Request.Context(), sqlcdb.SetDatabaseBackupStatusByIDParams{
+		Status:      "completed",
+		Size:        humanReadableBytes(size),
+		CompletedAt: now,
+		ID:          backupID,
+	})
+
+	// Imported archives ship offsite too when a target is configured —
+	// the import should be a first-class restore point.
+	go func() {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 20*time.Minute)
+		defer cancel()
+		if key, err := h.uploadBackupToTarget(ctx, row, archivePath, backupID); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("containr: imported backup %s remote upload failed: %v (local archive kept)", backupID, err)
+		} else if key != "" {
+			log.Printf("containr: imported backup %s shipped to %s", backupID, key)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	LogAudit(userID, "database", databaseID, "backup_import", map[string]interface{}{"backup_id": backupID, "size": size})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, gin.H{"backup_id": backupID, "size": humanReadableBytes(size), "status": "completed"})
+}
+
+// openUploadStream resolves the request body: multipart `file` field when
+// present, otherwise the raw body (e.g. CLI pipe of a .tar.gz).
+func openUploadStream(c *gin.Context) (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
+	if fh, err := c.FormFile("file"); err == nil {
+		src, err := fh.Open()
+		return src, fh.Filename, err
+	}
+	if c.Request.Body == nil || c.Request.ContentLength == 0 {
+		return nil, "", errors.New("no archive uploaded — send multipart field 'file' or a raw .tar.gz body")
+	}
+	return c.Request.Body, "archive.tar.gz", nil
+}
+
 func (h *DatabaseHandler) TestBackupTarget(c *gin.Context) {
 	userID, ok := requireAuthenticatedUserID(c)
 	if !ok {

app/backend/internal/api/routes.go

@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ func SetupRoutes(router *gin.Engine, db *database.DB, redis *database.Redis, cfg
 			authed.POST("/databases/:id/action", databaseHandler.PerformDatabaseAction)
 			authed.POST("/databases/:id/backup", databaseHandler.CreateBackup)
 			authed.POST("/databases/:id/restore", databaseHandler.RestoreBackup)
+			authed.POST("/databases/:id/backups/import", databaseHandler.ImportBackup)
 			authed.GET("/databases/:id/backups/:bid/download", databaseHandler.DownloadBackup)
 
 			authed.POST("/projects/:id/preview-environments", handleCreatePreviewEnvironment)

app/backend/internal/cli/commands/client.go

@@ -156,6 +156,48 @@ func (c *Client) Do(method, path string, body interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	return data, nil
 }
 
+// DoRaw sends a non-JSON request body (file uploads) and returns the response.
+func (c *Client) DoRaw(method, path string, body io.Reader, contentType string) ([]byte, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, c.BaseURL+path, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if c.Token != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.Token)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+
+	hc := c.HTTPClient
+	if hc == nil {
+		hc = &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Minute}
+	}
+	resp, err := hc.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &APIError{Status: 0, Message: fmt.Sprintf("cannot reach %s: %v", c.BaseURL, err), ExitCode: ExitUnavailable}
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 64<<20))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		msg := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+		var envelope struct {
+			Error string `json:"error"`
+			Code  string `json:"code"`
+		}
+		if json.Unmarshal(data, &envelope) == nil && envelope.Error != "" {
+			msg = envelope.Error
+			if envelope.Code != "" {
+				msg = envelope.Code + ": " + msg
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, &APIError{Status: resp.StatusCode, Message: msg, ExitCode: exitCodeFor(resp.StatusCode)}
+	}
+	return data, nil
+}
+
 // DoJSON performs a request and unmarshals the response into out.
 func (c *Client) DoJSON(method, path string, body interface{}, out interface{}) error {
 	data, err := c.Do(method, path, body)

app/backend/internal/cli/commands/databases.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -199,7 +200,36 @@ var dbRestoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if !Confirm(fmt.Sprintf("Restore database %s from backup %s? Current data will be overwritten.", args[0], args[1])) {
 			return &APIError{Message: "aborted (pass --yes to skip confirmation)", ExitCode: ExitError}
 		}
-		data, err := c.Do("POST", "/databases/"+args[0]+"/restore", map[string]string{"backup_id": args[1]})
+		data, err := c.Do("POST", "/databases/"+args[0]+"/restore", map[string]string{"backup_id": args[1], "database_id": args[0]})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		PrintRaw(data)
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+var dbImportBackupCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "import-backup <id> <file.tar.gz|->",
+	Short: "Import a .tar.gz archive as a restore point (use '-' for stdin)",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		c, err := client()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		var src io.ReadCloser
+		if args[1] == "-" {
+			src = io.NopCloser(os.Stdin)
+		} else {
+			f, err := os.Open(args[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			src = f
+		}
+		defer src.Close()
+		data, err := c.DoRaw("POST", "/databases/"+args[0]+"/backups/import", src, "application/gzip")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -332,5 +362,5 @@ func init() {
 		cmd.Flags().String("password", "", "database password (stored encrypted on register)")
 		cmd.Flags().Bool("ssl", false, "require TLS")
 	}
-	DatabasesCmd.AddCommand(dbListCmd, dbGetCmd, dbCreateCmd, dbUpdateCmd, dbRegisterCmd, dbTestConnCmd, dbDeleteCmd, dbActionCmd, dbBackupCmd, dbRestoreCmd, dbDownloadCmd)
+	DatabasesCmd.AddCommand(dbListCmd, dbGetCmd, dbCreateCmd, dbUpdateCmd, dbRegisterCmd, dbTestConnCmd, dbDeleteCmd, dbActionCmd, dbBackupCmd, dbRestoreCmd, dbImportBackupCmd, dbDownloadCmd)
 }