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+# TISBackup
+
 This is the repository of the TISBackup project, licensed under GPLv3.
 
-TISBackup is a python script that the backup server runs
-at regular intervals to retrieve different data types on remote hosts
+TISBackup is a python script to backup servers.
+
+It runs at regular intervals to retrieve different data types on remote hosts
 such as database dumps, files, virtual machine images and metadata.
 
-:ref:`Tranquil IT <contact_tranquil_it>` is the original author of TISBackup.
+## Install using Compose
+
+Clone that repository and build the pod image using the provided `Dockerfile`
+
+```bash
+docker build . -t tisbackup:latest
+```
+
+In another folder, create subfolders as following
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p /var/tisbackup/{backup/log,config,ssh}/
+```
+
+Expected structure
+```
+/var/tisbackup/
+    └─backup/                   <-- backup location
+    └─config/
+      ├── tisbackup-config.ini  <-- backups config
+      └── tisbackup_gui.ini     <-- tisbackup config
+    └─ssh/
+      ├── id_rsa                <-- SSH Key
+      └── id_rsa.pub            <-- SSH PubKey
+    compose.yaml
+```
+
+Adapt the compose.yml file to suits your needs, one pod act as the WebUI front end and the other as the crond scheduler
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  tisbackup_gui:
+    container_name: tisbackup_gui
+    image: "tisbackup:latest"
+    build: .
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/:/etc/tis/
+      - ./backup/:/backup/
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - 9980:8080
+
+  tisbackup_cron:
+    container_name: tisbackup_cron
+    image: "tisbackup:latest"
+    build: .
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/:/etc/tis/
+      - ./ssh/:/config_ssh/
+      - ./backup/:/backup/
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+    restart: always
+    command: "/bin/bash /opt/tisbackup/cron.sh"
+
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+ * Provide an SSH key and store it in `./ssh`
+ * Setup config files in the `./config` directory
+
+**tisbackup-config.ini**
+
+```ini
+[global]
+backup_base_dir = /backup/
+
+# backup retention in days
+backup_retention_time=90
+
+# for nagios check in hours
+maximum_backup_age=30
+
+[srvads-poudlard-samba]
+type=rsync+ssh
+server_name=srvads.poudlard.lan
+remote_dir=/var/lib/samba/
+compression=True
+;exclude_list="/proc/**","/sys/**","/dev/**"
+private_key=/config_ssh/id_rsa
+ssh_port = 22
+```
+
+**tisbackup_gui.ini**
+```ini
+[general]
+config_tisbackup= /etc/tis/tisbackup-config.ini
+sections=
+ADMIN_EMAIL=josebove@internet.fr
+base_config_dir= /etc/tis/
+backup_base_dir=/backup/
+```
+
+Run!
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+## About
+
+[Tranquil IT](contact_at_tranquil_it) is the original author of TISBackup.
 
 The documentation is provided under the license CC-BY-SA and can be found
-on `readthedoc <https://tisbackup.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>`_.
+on [readthedoc](https://tisbackup.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html).