###Bash Backup Rotation Script

###Description This script allows you to create a backup rotation for your files and mysql database. The backup target can be local or remote (FTP).

The script has 3 backup types

• Daily backup
• Weekly backup (default : perform every sixth day of the week)
• Monthly backup (default : perform every first day of the month)

This script allows you to customize where to backup each backup type. For example you can choose to do daily and weekly backup on local machine and monthly backup on a FTP server.

Each type of backup will have a backup retention(copy). The default retention for every type of backup can be configured.

The backup retention default day is :

• Daily backup : 5 Day ( 5 daily backups )
• Weekly backup : 14 Day ( ~2 weekly backups )
• Monthly backup : 30 Day ( ~1 Monthly backups )

Please consider your storage size when chosing retention settings.

###Table of Contents

1. Usage Instruction
2. Backup Type Configuration
3. FTP Backup Configuration
4. Contribute and Contact

##1. Usage Instruction

1. Download the backup_rotation.sh script into your NIX server.

    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/todiadiyatmo/bash-backup-rotation-script/master/backup_rotation.sh
   

2. Open the file using your favourite editor (ex :nano or vim)

    nano backup_rotation.sh
   

   or

    vim backup_rotation.sh
   

3. Edit the configuration file. MYSQL configuration, for minimal BACKUP_DIR, TARGET_DIR must be filled.

    # The directory to be backup , DO NOT END THE DIRECTORY WITH BACKSLASH ! 
    TARGET_DIR=/target_directory
    
    # The backup directory , DO NOT END THE DIRECTORY WITH BACKSLASH ! 
    SOURCE_DIR=/your_backup_direcory
    
    # Admin email
    MAIL="[email protected]"
    
    # Number of day the daily backup keep
    RETENTION_DAY=5
    
    # Number of day the weekly backup keep
    RETENTION_WEEK=14
    
    # Number of day the monthly backup keep
    RETENTION_MONTH=30
    
    #Monthly date backup option (day of month)
    MONTHLY_BACKUP_DATE=1
    
    #Weekly day to backup option (day of week - 1 is monday )
    WEEKLY_BACKUP_DAY=6
   

4. Make the script executable

    chmod +x backup_rotation.sh
   

5. Test the script (sudo may be required)

    bash backup_rotation.sh
   

6. If the script runs correctly the file will be available in TARGET_DIR. Try to extract the file and check the contents

    tar -xJfv [filename].tar.xz
   

7. To make the backup run daily, put it in a crontab

    crontab -e
   
    #put this line in crontab
    #This will run it 10 minutes after midnight.
    10 0 * * * [path to your backup_rotation.sh]
   

8. If crontab is not available, consult your distributions packages. Ubuntu Server includes it by default.

##2. Backup Type Configuration

To customize the backup type you must alter the LOCAL_BACKUP_OPTION and FTP_BACKUP_OPTION in the configuration script.

The configuration value of LOCAL_BACKUP_OPTION and FTP_BACKUP_OPTION can be view on the table below

For example, if you want to do a daily backup on local and weekly on FTP you must fill both options like this:

LOCAL_BACKUP_OPTION=1
	
FTP_BACKUP_OPTION=2

##3. FTP Backup Configuration

1. Make sure that you fill the FTP_BACKUP_OPTION with a correct value.

2. Fill out FTP configuration in the script.

    # -----------------
    # FTP Configuration
    # Enter all data within the ' ' single quote !
    # -----------------
    
    #This is the FTP servers host or IP address. 
    FTP_HOST='FTP HOST' 
    
    #FTP PORT
    FTP_PORT=21
    
    #This is the FTP user that has access to the server. 
    FTP_USER='FTP USER'           
    
    #This is the password for the FTP user. 
    FTP_PASSWORD='FTP_PASSWORD'          
    
    #The backup directory on remote machine, DO NOT END THE DIRECTORY WITH BACKSLASH ! 
    FTP_TARGET_DIR='/remote_path'
   

##4. Contribute and Contact

Everybody is welcome to fork and contribute. If you need to pull something just post it on the message board.