pouchdb database dumps and portability

[1updesign]

hey,

hoping you can help - chasing production release and getting lost in the docs a little bit!

i'm a bit confused about how pouchdb dump works perhaps you can help?

if i go through the process of:

1. set up a couchdb database on https://couchdb.my.domain/test_db_01
2. use pouchdb dump cli to create a dump of this
3. use pouchdb instance bootstrapped with this dump to replicate https://couchdb.my.domain/test_db_01 to local database

that works great, and just starts updating from where the bundle left off

however, if i make a copy of the database to

1. set up a couchdb database on https://couchdb.my.domain/test_db_01
2. use pouchdb dump cli to create a dump of this
3. use couchbackup to make a dump of the database
4. use couchbackup to restore the database to https://couchdb.another.domain/test_db_01
5. use pouchdb with the original dump to replicate https://couchdb.my.domain/test_db_01 to local database

struggling to understand the subtleties around moving these dumps around and what causes pouch to either pick up from the end of the dump or re-sync all the changes as if it were a new database.

hope you can help!

Dan