Daily Folder Backup and Rotation for Linux
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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.
sh -c "$(curl -L http://script.moelle.space/folderarchive)"
Settings
Change the day count
Edit the file zip_folder_daily.sh (If you used automatic install it's in /opt)
and change the day number in line 16.
- If you want 30 days, it's
30 minus 1
, so29
find "${ARCHIVE_DIR}" -name "folder_*.zip" -mtime +13 -exec rm {} \;
Example: Chamge the 13
to 29
find "${ARCHIVE_DIR}" -name "folder_*.zip" -mtime +29 -exec rm {} \;
Change the schedule
Edit the cronjob with crontab -e
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
apt install git zip -y
Clone the repository
git clone https://git.moelle.space/hxcde/folderarchive.git
Add the following to cron to automate Backup
0 13 * * * sh /path/to/script/zip_folder_daily.sh