backup2mail

Backup to mail, is a bash script to create local backup file and then send it to an e-mail account as attached file.

Installation

• Requires a full functional MTA (smtp) working at localhost

• It is suggested mail comand (if not, errors goes to STDERR)

apt-get install bsd-mailx

• Requires biabam utility:

apt-get install biabam

• Install backup2mail (you may use git)

cd /usr/local/sbin
wget https://github.com/ysidorito/backup2mail/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip && rm master.zip
cd backup2mail-master
chmod 750 backup2mail.sh

• Edit backup2mail.sh and configure first VARIABLES to your environment.

TO="[email protected]"

• Create respaldar.txt file wih a file/folder at each line

/etc
/usr/local
/var/www/index.php

• Include into cron.daily task:

ln -s /usr/local/sbin/backup2mail/backup2mail.sh /etc/cron.daily/backup2mail

Ready!

ToDo

• Avoid local disk usage previous create tgz
• Incluir contenido del respaldo en el texto del e-mail
• Avoid error if $FILELIST do not exists (enables isolated run)
• Error to STDERR if mail command or smtp-local-server not installed
• Define max size to e-mail (perhaps split attached file)
• Ensure work on RedHat family OS too