Usage

Add a part in buildout.cfg like so:

[buildout]
parts = backup

[backup]
recipe = praekelt.recipe.backup
prefix = foobar
local_storage_path = /var/backups

Running the buildout will add a backup script with the same name as your backup part in the bin/ directory. In this case bin/backup. The resulting script will create timestamped backups of the buildout path prefixed with the string foobar locally in /var/backups.

Options

prefix

String prefixed to backup directory names. Required.

source_path

Path to recursively backup. Defaults to the buildout directory.

database_engine

Type of database to backup. Supported options: mysql or postgres.

database_name

Name of the database to backup.

database_username

Username of the database to backup.

database_password

Password of the database to backup.

local_count

Number of backups to keep locally. As new backups are created older backups are deleted. Defaults to 3.

local_storage_path

Local path in which to store backups. Make sure the user running the backup script has appropriate rights to this path. Required.

remote_host

Hostname of remote host on which to mirror local backups.

remote_storage_path

Remote path in which to store backups. Make sure the user running the backup script has appropriate rights to this path (via rsync).

Note: rsync functionality is limited to key based authentication. Make sure to setup your keys appropriately for passwordless remote authentication.

Full Example

The following example illustrates all available options:

[buildout]
parts = backup

[backup]
recipe = praekelt.recipe.backup
prefix = foobar
local_count = 2
local_storage_path = /var/backups
source_path = /var/foobar

remote_host = www.my-backup-server.com
remote_storage_path = /var/backups/foobar

database_engine = postgres
database_name = foobar_db
database_username = db_username
database_password = db_password

The resulting script will create timestamped backup folders prefixed with the string foobar locally in /var/backups. The backup will contain all the files found in /var/foobar as well as a database dump of the postgres database named foobar_db. A copy of each created backup will be sent to www.my-backup-server.com via rsync and stored in the /var/backups/foobar path. Only the latest 2 backups will be retained locally. Older backups will be deleted automatically.

0.0.3

1. Complete refactor to use rsync.

0.0.2

1. Dereference symbolic links.

0.0.1

1. Initial Release