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| + | ====== rdiff-backup ====== | ||
| + | rdiff-backup is a script, written in python that backs up one directory to another. | ||
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| + | === Backing Up === | ||
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| + | Simple backup | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | rdiff-backup user@server.com::/var/www/localhost server.com | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Ignore .git directory and display files being archived: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | rdiff-backup -v5 --exclude '**.git' /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | === Restoring === | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | rdiff -r 7D /var/source /var/dest | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | === Deleting old copies === | ||
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| + | ==== Server Configuration ==== | ||
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| + | **Initial archive** | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | rdiff-backup -v5 --exclude '**.git' /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | **Local cron job** | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | 0 2 * * * rdiff-backup --exclude '**.git' /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com &> /dev/null | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | **Remote cron job** | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | 0 2 * * * rdiff-backup --exclude '**.git' server.com::/var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com &> /dev/null | ||
| + | </code> | ||
