mwsoverdick/sys-backup

A simple 2-script automatic backup system for my Raspberry Pi.

sys-backup

A simple 2-script automatic backup setup tool for Linux systems.

Features

• Can do hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly backups.
• Backs up entire rootfs (except for tmp and other unnecessary folders)
• 3-step setup.

Usage

Setup

1. Edit sys-backup
   • Set the $FOLDER variable to the path of your backup folder.
2. Edit update.sh
   • Set the FREQUENCIES list to your desired backup frequencies
3. Run sudo ./update.sh to install sys-backup to /etc/cron.*

System Restore

From within your desired backup folder, run sudo rsync -aAXv . PATH_TO_ROOTFS where PATH_TO_ROOTFS is the path to where your rootfs is mounted.

Helpful Tips

• Be sure your backup folder is on an external drive, mounted in the /media directory to avoid recursive backup loop.
• Be sure that the external drive is in /etc/fstab so that it mounts automatically at boot.
• Ensure that your backup drive has sufficient capacity, roughly 4x the capacity of your rootfs device should suffice.

Contribution

Please contribute if you like.