diff --git a/docs/roles/_init.md b/docs/roles/_init.md
index d561aac2..98179138 100644
--- a/docs/roles/_init.md
+++ b/docs/roles/_init.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ deploy_user: "deploy"
 _mysqldump_params: "--max-allowed-packet=128M --single-transaction --skip-opt -e --quick --skip-disable-keys --skip-add-locks -C -a --add-drop-table"
 drupal:
   drush_verbose_output: false
+  # when set to true - truncate database table cache_container, a workaround to resolve the 'Cannot redeclare ...' error.
+  truncate_cache_table: false
   sites:
     - folder: "default"
       public_files: "sites/default/files"
diff --git a/docs/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql.md b/docs/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql.md
index 1200f97f..b2c79799 100644
--- a/docs/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql.md
+++ b/docs/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # MySQL backups
 Generate MySQL backups for each build.
+
+## Replicas
+If you are using a read only replica in your application and you need to add it to `databases` in order to have access to the credentials for your app settings, be sure to set the database up in a similar way to this:
+
+```yaml
+mysql_backup:
+  databases:
+    - database: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | regex_replace('-', '_') }}"
+      user: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | truncate(32, true, '', 0) }}"
+      credentials_file: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.mysql.creds"
+      handling: none # prevents the replica from being backed up
+      is_replica: true # tells ce-deploy we are working with a replica, so it will implement a pause
+      pause_seconds: 30 # duration of the pause in seconds
+```
+
 <!--ROLEVARS-->
 ## Default variables
 ```yaml
@@ -27,7 +42,9 @@ mysql_backup:
     - database: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | regex_replace('-', '_') }}" # avoid hyphens in MySQL database names
       user: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | truncate(32, true, '', 0) }}" # 32 char limit
       credentials_file: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.mysql.creds"
-      #handling: static # optional override to the main handling method on a per database basis
+      #handling: none # optional override to the main handling method on a per database basis - must be 'none' for replicas
+      #is_replica: true # tell ce-deploy this database is a replica
+      #pause_seconds: 30 # how long to allow for replication to catch up, required if 'is_replica' is set to 'true'
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/roles/_init/README.md b/roles/_init/README.md
index d561aac2..98179138 100644
--- a/roles/_init/README.md
+++ b/roles/_init/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ deploy_user: "deploy"
 _mysqldump_params: "--max-allowed-packet=128M --single-transaction --skip-opt -e --quick --skip-disable-keys --skip-add-locks -C -a --add-drop-table"
 drupal:
   drush_verbose_output: false
+  # when set to true - truncate database table cache_container, a workaround to resolve the 'Cannot redeclare ...' error.
+  truncate_cache_table: false
   sites:
     - folder: "default"
       public_files: "sites/default/files"
diff --git a/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/README.md b/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/README.md
index 1200f97f..b2c79799 100644
--- a/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/README.md
+++ b/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # MySQL backups
 Generate MySQL backups for each build.
+
+## Replicas
+If you are using a read only replica in your application and you need to add it to `databases` in order to have access to the credentials for your app settings, be sure to set the database up in a similar way to this:
+
+```yaml
+mysql_backup:
+  databases:
+    - database: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | regex_replace('-', '_') }}"
+      user: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | truncate(32, true, '', 0) }}"
+      credentials_file: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.mysql.creds"
+      handling: none # prevents the replica from being backed up
+      is_replica: true # tells ce-deploy we are working with a replica, so it will implement a pause
+      pause_seconds: 30 # duration of the pause in seconds
+```
+
 <!--ROLEVARS-->
 ## Default variables
 ```yaml
@@ -27,7 +42,9 @@ mysql_backup:
     - database: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | regex_replace('-', '_') }}" # avoid hyphens in MySQL database names
       user: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | truncate(32, true, '', 0) }}" # 32 char limit
       credentials_file: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.mysql.creds"
-      #handling: static # optional override to the main handling method on a per database basis
+      #handling: none # optional override to the main handling method on a per database basis - must be 'none' for replicas
+      #is_replica: true # tell ce-deploy this database is a replica
+      #pause_seconds: 30 # how long to allow for replication to catch up, required if 'is_replica' is set to 'true'
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/defaults/main.yml b/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/defaults/main.yml
index 1091f8d7..23fa413a 100644
--- a/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ mysql_backup:
     - database: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | regex_replace('-', '_') }}" # avoid hyphens in MySQL database names
       user: "{{ (project_name + '_' + build_type) | truncate(32, true, '', 0) }}" # 32 char limit
       credentials_file: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.mysql.creds"
-      #handling: static # optional override to the main handling method on a per database basis
+      #handling: none # optional override to the main handling method on a per database basis - must be 'none' for replicas
+      #is_replica: true # tell ce-deploy this database is a replica
+      #pause_seconds: 30 # how long to allow for replication to catch up, required if 'is_replica' is set to 'true'
diff --git a/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/tasks/deploy-none.yml b/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/tasks/deploy-none.yml
index 4c4b1624..aa8c7317 100644
--- a/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/tasks/deploy-none.yml
+++ b/roles/database_backup/database_backup-mysql/tasks/deploy-none.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _mysql_previous_build_database_name: "{{ database.database }}"
 
+- name: Pause to allow replication to catch up.
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    seconds: "{{ database.pause_seconds }}"
+  when:
+    - database.is_replica is defined
+    - database.is_replica
+
 - name: Check if the database exists already.
   ansible.builtin.shell: "set -o pipefail && mysql --defaults-extra-file={{ database.credentials_file }} -e 'SHOW DATABASES;' | grep -w {{ _mysql_build_database_name }}"
   register: _build_db_status