Re: [PLUG] Incremental backup via cron

[Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>]

I use a simple rsync script that dumps to a USB disk.

 

rsync can be set to only backup changed files. I also set it for renaming existing (older) files so I can go back in time if necessary).

 

Every month or so, I rotate the USB disk and store the USB disk in a safe(r) place.

 

If you are interested, Paul, I'll send you the script I use.

 

 

 

On Saturday 19 November 2011 12:33:17 PM Paul Walker wrote:

> I'm running an Ubuntu box via Linode where I host 7 or 8 websites. I'm

> currently doing global SQL dumps twice daily via cron and would like to do

> incremental backups of the whole /srv directory at the same interval. I've

> experimented using git but I have a feeling there are better tools out

> there. I'd like to backup twice a day and then copy everything down to a

> local machine once a day. Do folks mind sharing their backup strategies?

> I'd rather use command line tools that I can invoke via cron.

>

> Thanks in advance!

>

> Paul Walker

> toomodernmedia.com

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