# Folder archive > Daily Folder Backup and Rotation for Linux ## Key Features: - Daily automated backups of a specified folder using the zip utility. - Date-appended archive file names for easy identification. - Automatic removal of backups older than 14 days. - Scheduled execution using cron for a hands-off approach. ## Explanation: - The script sets the source directory (SOURCE_DIR) that will be zipped and the archive directory (ARCHIVE_DIR) where the zipped files will be stored. - It creates a timestamp in the format YYYY-MM-DD and stores it in the DATE variable. - The zip command is used to create the zipped archive and append the date to the file name. - The find command is used to delete files older than 14 days in the archive directory. (edit in the script as needed) - The cron entry schedules the script to run daily at 13:00 (1 PM). ## Automatic installation Paste the script in your machines console. ```bash sh -c "$(curl -L http://script.moelle.space/folderarchive)" ``` ## Manual installation
Installation
Install git and zip ```bash apt install git zip -y ``` Clone the repository ```bash git clone https://git.moelle.space/hxcde/folderarchive.git ``` Add the following to cron to automate Backup ```bash 0 13 * * * sh /path/to/script/zip_folder_daily.sh ```
Change the day count
Edit the file zip_folder_daily.sh `(If you used automatic install it's in /opt)` and change the day number in line 16. - If you want 30 days, it's `30 minus 1`, so `29` > find "${ARCHIVE_DIR}" -name "folder_*.zip" -mtime +`13` -exec rm {} \; to -> > find "${ARCHIVE_DIR}" -name "folder_*.zip" -mtime +`29` -exec rm {} \;