diff --git a/pkg/restore/root.go b/pkg/restore/root.go
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+package restore
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	formolv1alpha1 "github.com/desmo999r/formol/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/desmo999r/formolcli/pkg/restic"
+	"github.com/desmo999r/formolcli/pkg/session"
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	"github.com/go-logr/zapr"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+var (
+	pg_restoreExec = "/usr/bin/pg_restore"
+	logger         logr.Logger
+)
+
+func init() {
+	zapLog, _ := zap.NewDevelopment()
+	logger = zapr.NewLogger(zapLog)
+}
+
+func RestoreVolume(snapshotId string) error {
+	log := logger.WithName("restore-volume")
+	state := formolv1alpha1.Success
+	repository := os.Getenv("RESTIC_REPOSITORY")
+	output, err := restic.RestorePaths(repository, snapshotId)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "unable to restore volume", "output", string(output))
+		state = formolv1alpha1.Failure
+	}
+	session.RestoreSessionUpdateTargetStatus(state)
+	return err
+}
+
+func RestorePostgres(file string, hostname string, database string, username string, password string) error {
+	log := logger.WithName("restore-postgres")
+	pgpass := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s:*:%s:%s:%s", hostname, database, username, password))
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile("/output/.pgpass", pgpass, 0600); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "unable to write password to /output/.pgpass")
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.Remove("/output/.pgpass")
+	cmd := exec.Command(pg_restoreExec, "--clean", "--create", "--file", file, "--host", hostname, "--dbname", database, "--username", username, "--no-password")
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "PGPASSFILE=/output/.pgpass")
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	log.V(1).Info("postgres restore output", "output", string(output))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "something went wrong during the restore")
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}