Creates a hot backup of your Synchronet BBS installation and optionally copies it to a offsite server.
Official support sites: Official Github Repo - Official Forum
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Make sure ssh-keygen is installed: "apt install ssh-keygen"
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Run "ssh-keygen" and when asked for the password just press enter twice
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Run "ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub your-destination-server" - This will ask you for your remote password. This is normal.
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Edit the settings at the top of syncbackup.pl if needed
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After the first run edit the ~/.sbackuprc and change your settings if you want to use the offsite backup feature. The next run it should save to your remote host.
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create a cron job like this:
1 1 * * * /root/SyncBackup/syncbackup.pl > /dev/null 2>&1 -
This will back up your SBBS installation at 1:01am each day, and keep the last 5 backups.
If you need more help visit https://SynchronetBBS.org/ and check out this website: https://superuser.com/questions/555799/how-to-setup-rsync-without-password-with-ssh-on-unix-linux