Ubuntu Backup Package

This package provides automated backups for Ubuntu and Debian-based systems.

Installation

Install globally using npm:

npm install -g @ok-penalty-218/[email protected]

or

npm install -g https://github.com/OK-Penalty-218/bakup.git

Configuration Setup

Default Config File Location:

/etc/bakup/config.json

Default Backup Location: ~/bakup Edit the Config file to change preferred backup location, source directories, and number of backups kept.

Post-Insallation/Configuration

Run command:

sudo bakup

In order to verify functionality. The command will run a manual backup.

Crontab

By Default this package will enable the following crontab jobs under the root user:

# m h  dom mon dow   command
0 4 * * 7 /usr/local/bin/bakup-weekly #Runs a weekly backup every Sunday at 4am.
0 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/bakup-daily #Runs a daily backup at 3am.
0 * * * * /usr/local/bin/bakup-hourly #Runs an hourly backup at the top of every hour. 

Use command:

sudo crontab -e

In order to edit your crontab jobs or change the times at which your bakups run.

Other Functionality

This package has 4 different types of backups: manual, hourly, daily, and weekly. To remove all bakup files, but leave 1 of each type of backup run command:

bakup-autoremove

To purge all backup files run command:

bakup-purge

To do a manual backup run command:

bakup

Notes

It is recommended that you run all commands with sudo to avoid running into permission issues.