/borgbase-sync-readonly-backup-all

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BorgBase Sync Readonly Backup All

This repository contains an Ansible playbook for setting up a sync of read-only BorgBase backups to a local disk. The playbook will create a script that can be run to sync the latest backup from each repository to the local disk.

Usage

  1. Copy the group_vars/all.yml.tpl to group_vars/all.yml:
cp group_vars/all.yml.tpl group_vars/all.yml

  1. Insert your variables into group_vars/all.yml, such as your SSH key file path and BorgBase repository details.

  2. Run the playbook:

ansible-playbook main.yml

  1. Prepare the disk: Simply set it up to auto mount to your desired location.

  2. Run the script:

sudo /home/user/.local/bin/my-borgbase-sync.sh

(Optional but dangerous): Use the flag --bypass-lock to bypass the lock file. This is very dangerous and only used if 100% sure that no other borg operation can write to the archive, so no compacting and only append-only mode activated. Might be useful to backup all your repositories in one go while still allowing other append-only operations to run in parallel since none can change the archives in this mode.

The playbook will:

  • Install a script (my-borgbase-sync.sh) in your ~/.local/bin directory for performing the sync operations.