<ul><li>Resetting a large local development database can be time-consuming.</li><li>PostgreSQL has a built-in template system to speed up database replication.</li><li>Copying data between volumes is possible when using Docker to avoid restoring the database dump.</li><li>The author used the BusyBox Docker image to make the copying process faster.</li><li>The author created scripts to automate the process of creating and switching between volumes.</li><li>The first script is used to create a template database and accepts two required parameters: project name and database dump path.</li><li>The second script is used to switch to the created template.</li><li>Creating a tooling around your daily tasks can save you a lot of time.</li><li>This approach saves the author a lot of time on a daily basis.</li><li>The repository with the scripts is available on GitHub.</li></ul>

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