TISbackup/README.md

TISBackup

This is the repository of the TISBackup project, licensed under GPLv3.

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.

Install using Compose

Clone that repository and build the pod image using the provided Dockerfile

docker build . -t tisbackup:latest

In another folder, create subfolders as following

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

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

[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

[general]
config_tisbackup= /etc/tis/tisbackup-config.ini
sections=
ADMIN_EMAIL=josebove@internet.fr
base_config_dir= /etc/tis/
backup_base_dir=/backup/

Run!

docker compose up -d

About

Tranquil IT is the original author of TISBackup.

The documentation is provided under the license CC-BY-SA and can be found on readthedoc.