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authorSilvio Rhatto <rhatto@riseup.net>2018-05-23 12:44:36 -0300
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Support for local backups
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@@ -12,35 +12,58 @@ A script for home folder backups using [Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io)
Create a config for your `servername` destination at `~/.config/borger/servername`:
- # Backup destination
- export SSH_SERVER="user@host"
- export SSH_PORT="2202"
+ # Backup destination
+ export SSH_SERVER="user@host"
+ export SSH_PORT="2202"
- # Repository path
- export BORG_REPO_DIR="/var/backups/users/$USER/borg"
- export BORG_REPO="ssh://$SSH_SERVER:$SSH_PORT/$BORG_REPO_DIR"
+ # Repository path
+ export BORG_REPO_DIR="/var/backups/users/$USER/borg"
+ export BORG_REPO="ssh://$SSH_SERVER:$SSH_PORT/$BORG_REPO_DIR"
- # Setting one of those, so you won't be asked for your repository passphrase:
- #export BORG_PASSPHRASE='HACKME'
- #export BORG_PASSCOMMAND='pass show backup'
- #export BORG_PASSCOMMAND='keyringer default decrypt borg 2> /dev/null'
+ # Setting one of those, so you won't be asked for your repository passphrase:
+ #export BORG_PASSPHRASE='HACKME'
+ #export BORG_PASSCOMMAND='pass show backup'
+ #export BORG_PASSCOMMAND='keyringer default decrypt borg 2> /dev/null'
- # Backup config
- keepdaily="7"
- keepweekly="4"
- keepmonth="6"
- encryption="keyfile"
- placeholder="{user}"
+ # Backup config
+ keepdaily="7"
+ keepweekly="4"
+ keepmonth="6"
+ encryption="keyfile"
+ placeholder="{user}"
Then run borger:
borger servername
+If you want to backup to local folder or a locally-mounted USB disk, use the
+following config at `~/.config/borger/my-disk`:
+
+ # Repository path
+ export BORG_REPO="/media/my-disk/backups/users/$USER/borg"
+
+ # Setting one of those, so you won't be asked for your repository passphrase:
+ #export BORG_PASSPHRASE='HACKME'
+ #export BORG_PASSCOMMAND='pass show backup'
+ #export BORG_PASSCOMMAND='keyringer default decrypt borg 2> /dev/null'
+
+ # Backup config
+ keepdaily="7"
+ keepweekly="4"
+ keepmonth="6"
+ encryption="keyfile"
+ placeholder="{user}"
+
+Then run borger normally:
+
+ borger my-disk
+
# Checking your backups
As simply as
borger servername --check
+ borger mydisk --check
# WARNING