docker-crashplan

Lightweight (169MB) Crashplan docker container.

Features:

Automatic version upgrade
Access to all configuration files
Access to log files

Quick Start

Launch the crashplan container

docker run -d \
  --name crashplan \
  -h $HOSTNAME \
  -e TZ="${TZ:-$(cat /etc/timezone 2>/dev/null)}" \
  --publish 4242:4242 --publish 4243:4243 \
  --volume /srv/crashplan/data:/var/crashplan \
  --volume /srv/crashplan/storage:/storage \
  jrcs/crashplan:latest

Access the GUI from your desktop crashplan application

Make a backup of the current .ui_info file of your desktop machine locate:
- On Linux: /var/crashplan/data/id/.ui_info
- On OSX: /Library/Application Support/CrashPlan/.ui_info
- On Windows: C:\ProgramData\CrashPlan\.ui_info
Replace your .ui_info file of your desktop machine with the one of the crashplan container: /srv/crashplan/data/id/.ui_info.
In the .ui_info file of your desktop machine, replace the IP (should be 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1) with the IP of your docker host.
Make sure you can connect to ports 4242 and 4243 on your docker host.
Start your local CrashPlan GUI.

Configuration

Volumes:

/var/crashplan: where the configuration files and logs are store
/storage: where backup files are store

Optional environment variables:

PUBLIC_IPand PUBLIC_PORT: force the public ip address and port to use.
TZ: time zone to use in the crashplan logs. Use /etc/timezone string values, e.g. "Europe/Paris"