Backup Service

Creates backup service that backs up specified directories at the time of script run. To update, uninstall and reinstall.

Files

backup-service-install.sh

After cloning this repository, run chmod +x backup-service-install.sh and edit the following variables in the cat command blocks:

'ARCHIVENAME="backup" - this variable can be renamed to anything your heart desires. It will be the first string appended to the backup destination archive ARCHIVEFULLPATH. ARCHIVEPATH="/path/to/backup/destination" - this is the path to where your archive will be stored. # After=network.target mnt-nas.mount - this line will wait for a network share to mount. change nas to the name of the share in your /mnt/ directory.

NOTE:

• If you wish for backup_script.sh to be stored in a directory other than /$HOME/.bin, then you must edit these lines too, including those in backup-service-uninstall.sh
• If you wish for this script to be installed for all users, remove --user flag from the systemd enable, systemd start, and systemd daemon-reload commands at the end of the file. If you change this, you must also do the same to backup-service-uninstall.sh.

backup-service-uninstall.sh

This script will uninstall the service regardless of modifcations made to the script. It will leave backup_script.sh.

TODO:

• Add interactivity to install script that prompts user for install parameters, with suggested defaults:
  • Would you like to wait for network mount? Name of network mount? # After=network.target mnt-nas.mount
  • Where would you like the backup script to be stored and run from?
  • Enable for current user only, or all users of this machine?
  • How long to keep backups? (also periodic clearing of old backups)
  • Start and enable service/timer
  • Generate backup-service-uninstall-user.sh with same parameters.
• Create backup-restore.sh which:
  • lists unique archive names in backup directory, promts user to choose one.
  • lists last 10 dates backed up, prompts user to choose one.
  • untars archive to directory structure stored and prompts user to overwrite