diff --git a/docs/usage/maintenance.rst b/docs/usage/maintenance.rst
index f481db827..7fcb574aa 100644
--- a/docs/usage/maintenance.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/maintenance.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ DB
 Backup re:dash's DB:
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-``sudo -u redash pg_dump > backup_filename.sql``
+Uncompressed backup: ``sudo -u redash pg_dump > backup_filename.sql``
+
+Compressed backup: ``sudo -u redash pg_dump redash | gzip > backup_filename.gz``
 
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