auto gitlab Backup
A script to use omnibus-gitlab's own backup gitlab-rake
command on a cron schedule and rsync to another server, if wanted. There is also a restore script available (see below.)
It can backup and copy the Gitlab-CI DB, if configured.
This script is now more omnibus-gitlab centric. Compare your config file with the template! Usage with a source install is possible but not expressly shown here.
Clone
clone to your directory of choice. I usually use /usr/local/sbin
Set up gitlab to expire backups
Change /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
to expire backups
# backup keep time
gitlab_rails['backup_keep_time'] = 604800
If you use the CI server, enable CI Backup expiration
## Backup settings
backup:
path: "tmp/backups" # Relative paths are relative to Rails.root (default: tmp/backups/)
# limit CI backup lifetime to 7 days - 604800 seconds
gitlab_ci['backup_keep_time'] = 604800
Configure the script for remote copy
cp auto-gitlab-backup.conf.sample auto-gitlab-backup.conf
edit auto-gitlab-backup.conf
## user account on remote server
# likely 'git' user
remoteUser=""
## remote host
# a backup gitlab server?
remoteServer=""
## path to an alternate ssh key, if needed.
sshKeyPath=""
## $remoteServer path for gitlab backups
remoteDest=""
## Using the CI server?
# change to true or 1 to enable CI backups
enableCIBackup="0"
## $remoteServer dest for CI backups on remote
ciRemoteDest="/var/opt/gitlab/ci-backups"
## ssh port or 873 for rsyncd port
remotePort=22
## git user home.
# Only change the below setting if you have git's home in a different location
gitHome="/var/opt/gitlab"
## only set below if rvm is in use and you need to source the rvm env file
# echo $(rvm env --path)
RVM_envPath=""
## only use the below settings if your destination is using rsync in daemon mode
remoteModule=""
rsync_password_file=""
## Check remote quota
# change to true or 1 to enable
checkQuota="0"
cron settings
Example for crontab to run at 5:05am everyday.
5 5 * * * /usr/local/sbin/auto-gitlab-backup/auto-gitlab-backup.sh
restore a backup
Still under development but useful
run ./restoreGitLab.sh -r
and it will attempt to restore a backup. You may have to run some rake commands manually.