From c381362b3a0c289a68296f37454cb89e577ef396 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lily Cohen <lilymooncohen@proton.me>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:15:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix Postgres backup connection and statuses nullability

---
 config/backup.php                             | 17 +++++++++-
 ...94847_fix_non_nullable_postgres_errors.php | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_02_10_194847_fix_non_nullable_postgres_errors.php

diff --git a/config/backup.php b/config/backup.php
index 3e9aff72f..a535a7b17 100644
--- a/config/backup.php
+++ b/config/backup.php
@@ -77,8 +77,23 @@ return [
                 ],
             ],
 
+            'mariadb' => [
+                'dump' => [
+                    'useSingleTransaction' => true,
+                    'useQuick' => true,
+                ],
+            ],
+
+            'pgsql' => [
+                'dump' => [
+                    'useSingleTransaction' => true,
+                    'useQuick' => true,
+                ],
+            ],
+
+            // Hardcoding 'mysql' breaks backup:run on non-MySQL installs
             'databases' => [
-                'mysql',
+                env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
             ],
         ],
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_02_10_194847_fix_non_nullable_postgres_errors.php b/database/migrations/2025_02_10_194847_fix_non_nullable_postgres_errors.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8eb0f43c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_02_10_194847_fix_non_nullable_postgres_errors.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * 2018_08_12_042648_update_status_table_change_caption_to_text calls
+     * `->change()` without `->nullable()`, making both columns NOT NULL.
+     * DirectMessageController still writes null into caption, which errors
+     * on PostgreSQL.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('statuses', function ($table) {
+            $table->text('caption')->nullable()->change();
+            $table->text('rendered')->nullable()->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+};