Backup server with gem Backup and Whenever

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Backup server with gem Backup and Whenever

Config Backup

Install backup gem

$ gem install backup

Generate Backup files see doc for genrate's options

backup generate:model --trigger my_backup --databases="mysql" --storages='s3' --compressor='gzip' --notifiers='mail'

Architecture:

Backup
| - config.rb
  - log
  - models
  | - my_backup.rb

Set infos in Backup/models/my_backup.rb

Model.new(:my_backup, 'Description for my_backup') do

  ##
  # MySQL [Database]
  #
  database MySQL do |db|
    # To dump all databases, set `db.name = :all` (or leave blank)
    db.name               = "name"
    db.username           = "name"
    db.password           = "*************"
    db.host               = "localhost"
    db.port               = 3306
    db.socket             = "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
    db.additional_options = ["--single-transaction"]
  end

  ##
  # Amazon Simple Storage Service [Storage]
  #
  store_with S3 do |s3|
    # AWS Credentials
    s3.access_key_id     = "my_access_key_id"
    s3.secret_access_key = "my_secret_access_key"
    # Or, to use a IAM Profile:
    # s3.use_iam_profile = true

    s3.region            = "us-east-1"
    s3.bucket            = "bucket-name"
    s3.path              = "path/to/backups"
  end

  ##
  # Gzip [Compressor]
  #
  compress_with Gzip

  ##
  # Split [Splitter]
  #
  split_into_chunks_of 250

end

If you want to set options by default, you can in Backup/config.rb

Check backup files

$ backup check

Perform Backup

$ backup perform --trigger my_backup

Add Whenever

Install whenever gem

$ gem install whenever

Generate files

$ mkdir config
$ wheneverize

Config tasks in Backup/config/schedule.rb

every 1.day, :at => '4:30 am' do
  command "backup perform -t my_backup"
end

Update crontab

$ whenever --update-crontab

SOURCES :

• http://meskyanichi.github.io/backup/v4/