borg_backups

Introduction

This is a collection of simple helper scripts that I use to manage a borg based backup solution.

Configuration for the specific environment are located at the top of each script.

• borg-vars

• borg-offsite-vars

• borg-user-vars

• borg-user-offsite-vars

  • Common variables used by all scripts

• borg-bu

  • The main backup script

• borg-bu-wrapper

  • A wrapper script to be called via cron
  • Incorporates a random delay before launching the backup script

• borg-repo

  • a script that shows the full network address for the repository

• borg-init

  • A script to initialize a borg repository on the destination server

• borg-check

  • A script to examine the previously completed backups for the current host only, on the destination server

• bu-list

  • The configuration file with a list of directories to be backed up.