Linux Backup Script

A script to create backups on linux systems.

How to use the script

Install rClone and set up your preferred cloud storage

curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
rclone config

• To use a specific folder in your cloud storage, fill in the root_folder_id value
  • Example: If you use pCloud, you can navigate to a folder and copy the folder ID from the url bar
• If you are on a headless machine, you might need to download rClone on a device with access to an internet browser
  • In Windows, open cmd and navigate to the folder with the rclone.exe file
  • Paste the displayed command into cmd and paste the response back into the rClone configuration.

Install tmux and create new session for mounting

apt install tmux
tmux new -s backup

# <name> is the name you chose for the remote in the rclone config
rcloune mount <name>: /path/to/empty/folder --vfs-cache-mode writes

Clone this repository and edit config.py

git clone https://github.com/tibue99/linux-backup

End mounting

fusermount -uz /linux/path

Manual backup

python3 backup.py

Automatic backup

Set a cronjob to backup periodically. This cronjob creates a backup every day at 3 AM.

crontab -e
0 3 * * * python3 /path/to/backup.py

# View cronjobs
crontab -l

Credits

This repository is based on the code of Tutorialwork.