What is ddmail_backup_taker

Application to handle backups for the DDMail project.

Features

• Backups of folders/files and mariadb databases.
• Storing backups in encrypted form "at rest" using OpenPGP.
• Sending backups offsite using ddmail_backup_receiver.

What is DDMail

DDMail is a e-mail system/service that prioritizes security. A current production example can be found at www.ddmail.se

Operating system

Developt for and tested on debian 13.

Installing using pip

pip install ddmail-backup-taker

Building and installing from source using hatchling.

Step 1: clone github repo
git clone https://github.com/drzobin/ddmail_backup_taker [code path]
cd [code path]

Step 2: Setup python virtual environments
python -m venv [venv path]
source [venv path]/bin/activate

Step 3: Install package and required dependencies
pip install -e .[dev]

Step 4: Build package
python -m pip install --upgrade build
python -m build

Packages is now located under dist folder

Step 5: Install package
pip install dist/[package name].whl

Running

source [ddmail_backup_taker venv]/bin/activate
ddmail_backup_taker --config-file [config file path]

Testing

cd [code path]
pytest --cov=ddmail_backup_taker tests/ --config=[config file path]

Coding

Follow PEP8 and PEP257. Use ruff for linting. Strive for 100% test coverage.