> Daily Folder Backup and Rotation for Linux
> I use this to create archives of my website every day ## 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/folder2archive)" ``` ## Settings

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` ```bash find "${ARCHIVE_DIR}" -name "folder_*.zip" -mtime +13 -exec rm {} \; ``` Example: Chamge the `13` to `29` ```bash find "${ARCHIVE_DIR}" -name "folder_*.zip" -mtime +29 -exec rm {} \; ```

Change the schedule

Edit the cronjob with `crontab -e` ```bash 0 13 * * * sh /path/to/script/zip_folder_daily.sh ``` If you need help to configure the crontab, check this site https://crontab.guru/

## Manual installation

Installation

Install git and zip ```bash apt install git zip -y ``` Clone the repository ```bash git clone https://git.moelle.space/hxcde/folder2archive.git ``` Edit the zip_folder_daily.sh file
Add the following to cron to automate Backup ```bash 0 13 * * * sh /path/to/script/zip_folder_daily.sh ```