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+## Restoring the demo data (for the team)
+
+The databases are **not** in git — Docker volumes hold the data. To let
+everyone see the same system state, the repo ships exact database dumps in
+`backups/` (taken 2026-09-02). After a fresh boot:
+
+```powershell
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\backups\restore.ps1     # Windows
+bash backups/restore.sh                                            # Linux / Git Bash
+```
+
+This **replaces all data** in the `procurement` and `casdoor` databases with
+the committed state (users + roles, projects, warehouses, quotes with
+receipts, inventory rows, Casdoor org/app/users). To create a fresh dump of
+your own current state:
+
+```powershell
+docker compose stop api casdoor
+docker exec procurement-postgres pg_dump -U postgres -d procurement -Fc > backups/procurement.dump   # (Git Bash: use -f inside the container + docker cp)
+docker exec procurement-postgres pg_dump -U postgres -d casdoor -Fc > backups/casdoor.dump
+docker compose start casdoor api
+```
+
 ## Common operations
 
 ```powershell
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diff --git a/backups/restore.ps1 b/backups/restore.ps1
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+# ============================================================
+# Restore the committed demo-state dumps (backups/*.dump) into
+# the running stack. REPLACES all data in the `procurement` and
+# `casdoor` databases — run it on a fresh boot or when you want
+# to reset to the exact committed state.
+#
+#   powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\backups\restore.ps1
+# ============================================================
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$here = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+Set-Location (Join-Path $here "..")
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Restoring demo data — this REPLACES the current DB content!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+docker compose ps postgres | Select-String "healthy" | Out-Null
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    Write-Host "postgres is not healthy — run 'docker compose up -d' first." -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Write-Host "Stopping api + casdoor (they hold DB connections)..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+docker compose stop api casdoor
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit 1 }
+
+Write-Host "Restoring procurement DB..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+docker cp "backups\procurement.dump" procurement-postgres:/tmp/procurement.dump
+docker exec procurement-postgres pg_restore -U postgres -d procurement --clean --if-exists --single-transaction /tmp/procurement.dump
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "procurement restore FAILED" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+
+Write-Host "Restoring casdoor DB..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+docker cp "backups\casdoor.dump" procurement-postgres:/tmp/casdoor.dump
+docker exec procurement-postgres pg_restore -U postgres -d casdoor --clean --if-exists --single-transaction /tmp/casdoor.dump
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "casdoor restore FAILED" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+
+Write-Host "Starting services..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+docker compose start casdoor api
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit 1 }
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Restore complete." -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "App      : http://localhost" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "Casdoor  : http://localhost:8080  (admin / 123)" -ForegroundColor Green
diff --git a/backups/restore.sh b/backups/restore.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Restore the committed demo-state dumps (backups/*.dump) into the running
+# stack (Linux/macOS/Git Bash). REPLACES all data in the `procurement` and
+# `casdoor` databases.
+#
+#   bash backups/restore.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+echo "Stopping api + casdoor (they hold DB connections)..."
+docker compose stop api casdoor
+
+echo "Restoring procurement DB..."
+docker cp backups/procurement.dump procurement-postgres:/tmp/procurement.dump
+docker exec procurement-postgres pg_restore -U postgres -d procurement --clean --if-exists --single-transaction /tmp/procurement.dump
+
+echo "Restoring casdoor DB..."
+docker cp backups/casdoor.dump procurement-postgres:/tmp/casdoor.dump
+docker exec procurement-postgres pg_restore -U postgres -d casdoor --clean --if-exists --single-transaction /tmp/casdoor.dump
+
+echo "Starting services..."
+docker compose start casdoor api
+
+echo ""
+echo "Restore complete."
+echo "App      : http://localhost"
+echo "Casdoor  : http://localhost:8080  (admin / 123)"