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diff --git a/topics/systems/backup-drops.gmi b/topics/systems/backup-drops.gmi index 4fd916b..98a2381 100644 --- a/topics/systems/backup-drops.gmi +++ b/topics/systems/backup-drops.gmi @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This system proves pretty resilient over time. Only on the synology server I can ## Borg backups +It is advised to use a backup password and not store that on the remote. ## Running sheepdog on rabbit @@ -128,3 +129,21 @@ fusermount -u ~/mnt/dropserver ``` IMPORTANT: it is important to try ssh and read /var/log/auth.log to deal with permission issues. sshfs and the underlying sftp protocol are fussy. + +## Using rsync over sshfs with sheepdog + +A backup script with sheepdog may look like + +``` +sheepdog_run.rb -h rabbit --always -v --tag "drop-mount-dropserver" -c "sshfs -o IdentityFile=~/.ssh/id_ecdsa_backup bacchus@dropserver:/ ~/mnt/this" + +sheepdog_run.rb -h rabbit --always -v --tag "drop-rsync-dropserver" -c "rsync -vrltDP this/* borg/* ~/mnt/this/drop/this/ --delete" + +sheepdog_run.rb -h rabbit --always -v --tag "drop-unmount-dropserver" -c "fusermount -u ~/mnt/this" +``` + +It may be useful to add the following options to sshfs: + +``` +sshfs -o reconnect,ServerAliveInterval=15,ServerAliveCountMax=3,IdentityFile=~/.ssh/id_ecdsa_backup ... +``` |