Beckapp

"Simple" backup script that utilizes the great Borg Backup and rsync to put files away safely. Key points:

• Configurable with a yaml-file
• Runs every 30 min or so to check if a backup is due
• Mounts backup locations or sources automatically:
  • network shares can be defined in the fstab
  • LUKS encrypted partitions are mounted automatically
  • ssh access is tested for rsync, might not work for borg (yet, but should be easy to implement)
• Runs as a specified user

Installation

Copy the files as follows:

$ sudo cp beckapp /usr/local/bin/
$ sudo mkdir /usr/local/etc/backup
$ sudo cp backup.yaml /usr/local/etc/backup/

I suggest to place config files like encryption keys for borg repositories or LUKS partitions also into /usr/local/etc/backup and make them owned by root with permissions 400

Then, activate the systemd timer:

$ sudo cp beckapp.service beckapp.timer /etc/systemd/system
$ systemctl enable --now beckapp.timer

Usage

usage: beckapp [-h] [-j JOB [JOB ...]] [-w] [-v] [-l LOG_NUMBER] [-y] [-f]
               [--ignore-pre] [--log-path LOG_PATH]
               {backup,schedule,showlog,mount,status,debug}

Do borg and rsync backups

positional arguments:
  {backup,schedule,showlog,mount,status,debug}

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -j JOB [JOB ...], --job JOB [JOB ...]
  -w, --watch-log
  -v, --verbose
  -l LOG_NUMBER, --log-number LOG_NUMBER
  -y, --confirm-yes
  -f, --force-backup
  --ignore-pre
  --log-path LOG_PATH

If -j is not given, all jobs defined in the backup.yaml file are assumed.

For an example configuration, see example_backup.yaml