keshon/dir-backup-s3

Simple shell script to backup selected directories to S3 storage as archives or direct copy

Backup selected directories to S3

Script reads file with directories list to backup and copy them to S3 as archives or direct copy (sync). The script is a compilation of different examples and approaches I found in internet which I adapted for my needs.

Prerequisites

• s3cmd is installed and properly configured
• create s3backups dir in /tmp with 700 permissions
• edit dirs.txt with actual paths - each path per line.

Examples

Minimal example:

bash dir-backup-s3.sh --m sync --s s://path-to-bucket/dir-example/

Complete example:

$ bash dir-backup-s3.sh \
    --mode archive \
    --webhookurl https://path-to-webhook.example \
    --range 1_week_ago \
    --s3url s://path-to-bucket/dir-example/ \
    --name MySuperServer \
    --dirs dirs.txt \

Arguments

Short name	Verbose name	Description
--m	--mode	sync or archive. Use sync to direct copy to S3 (good for heavy content), archive - make archives first then upload to S3.
--w	--webhookurl	Path to webhook URL. Useful for external integrations.
--r	--range	Use format like: 2_days_ago,1_week_ago etc. How many backups are going to be made. Underscore as space.
--s	--s3url	Path to S3. Starts with s3:// and ends with trailing /.
--n	--name	Name of the server. Hostname is used by default.
--d	--dirs	Path to file with directories list to backup (each path per line).