Nextcloud-backup

Howto use:

Change the following enviroment variables how you like them:

• VAR PART

sourcePath="/NAS/cloud"

Source Path, eg. whole nextcloud dir or just one user's data destPath="/media/Backup/Nextcloud" Folder in which the backup will be crated. TAR & SQL Dump well be there.

• DATA PART

nameData="nextcloud_data.tar.gz"

Name of backup TAR file. Script will add the current date (YYYY-MM-DD_) in front of the file name!

• SQL PART

nameSQL="nextcloud_mysql.sql"

Name of backup SQL Dump. Script will add the current date (YYYY-MM-DD_) in front of the file name!

• DELETE Backup older than 4 Weeks

find $destPath -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname '*.tar.gz' -mtime +28 -exec rm {} ;

Change the number 28 if you want the backups to last longer or less long before deletion find $destPath -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname '*.sql' -mtime +28 -exec rm {} ; Change the number 28 if you want the backups to last longer or less long before deletion

• BACKUP PART

mysqldump --lock-tables -h 127.0.0.1 -u MYSQLUSER -p'PASSWORD' NEXTCLOUDDB > $destPath/$fileNameSQL

Change all the parts in capital letters!

Cronjob:

Create a cronjob for ROOT to run the script every week (Eg. Monday night):

0 4 * * 1 /path/to/script/nextcloud-backup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1