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https://github.com/fradelg/docker-mysql-cron-backup

Docker image to backup all your databases periodically
https://github.com/fradelg/docker-mysql-cron-backup

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Docker image to backup all your databases periodically

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/fradelg/docker-mysql-cron-backup
Owner: fradelg
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2017-03-27T19:15:46.000Z (over 7 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-01-29T18:56:14.000Z (5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-02-18T01:22:56.725Z (5 months ago)
Topics: alpine, backups, docker-image, mysql
Language: Shell
Size: 119 KB
Stars: 262
Watchers: 5
Forks: 99
Open Issues: 2
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# mysql-cron-backup

Run mysqldump to backup your databases periodically using the cron task manager in the container. Your backups are saved in `/backup`. You can mount any directory of your host or a docker volumes in /backup. Othwerwise, a docker volume is created in the default location.

## Usage:

```bash
docker container run -d \
--env MYSQL_USER=root \
--env MYSQL_PASS=my_password \
--link mysql
--volume /path/to/my/backup/folder:/backup
fradelg/mysql-cron-backup
```

### Healthcheck

Healthcheck is provided as a basic init control.
Container is **Healthy** after the database init phase, that is after `INIT_BACKUP` or `INIT_RESTORE_LATEST` happends without check if there is an error, **Starting** otherwise. Not other checks are actually provided.

## Variables

- `MYSQL_HOST`: The host/ip of your mysql database.
- `MYSQL_HOST_FILE`: The file in container where to find the host of your mysql database (cf. docker secrets). You should use either MYSQL_HOST_FILE or MYSQL_HOST (see examples below).
- `MYSQL_PORT`: The port number of your mysql database.
- `MYSQL_USER`: The username of your mysql database.
- `MYSQL_USER_FILE`: The file in container where to find the user of your mysql database (cf. docker secrets). You should use either MYSQL_USER_FILE or MYSQL_USER (see examples below).
- `MYSQL_PASS`: The password of your mysql database.
- `MYSQL_PASS_FILE`: The file in container where to find the password of your mysql database (cf. docker secrets). You should use either MYSQL_PASS_FILE or MYSQL_PASS (see examples below).
- `MYSQL_DATABASE`: The database name to dump. Default: `--all-databases`.
- `MYSQL_DATABASE_FILE`: The file in container where to find the database name(s) in your mysql database (cf. docker secrets). In that file, there can be several database names: one per line. You should use either MYSQL_DATABASE or MYSQL_DATABASE_FILE (see examples below).
- `MYSQLDUMP_OPTS`: Command line arguments to pass to mysqldump (see [mysqldump documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysqldump.html)).
- `MYSQL_SSL_OPTS`: Command line arguments to use [SSL](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/using-encrypted-connections.html).
- `CRON_TIME`: The interval of cron job to run mysqldump. `0 3 * * sun` by default, which is every Sunday at 03:00. It uses UTC timezone.
- `MAX_BACKUPS`: The number of backups to keep. When reaching the limit, the old backup will be discarded. No limit by default.
- `INIT_BACKUP`: If set, create a backup when the container starts.
- `INIT_RESTORE_LATEST`: If set, restores latest backup.
- `EXIT_BACKUP`: If set, create a backup when the container stops.
- `TIMEOUT`: Wait a given number of seconds for the database to be ready and make the first backup, `10s` by default. After that time, the initial attempt for backup gives up and only the Cron job will try to make a backup.
- `GZIP_LEVEL`: Specify the level of gzip compression from 1 (quickest, least compressed) to 9 (slowest, most compressed), default is 6.
- `USE_PLAIN_SQL`: If set, back up and restore plain SQL files without gzip.
- `TZ`: Specify TIMEZONE in Container. E.g. "Europe/Berlin". Default is UTC.

If you want to make this image the perfect companion of your MySQL container, use [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/). You can add more services that will be able to connect to the MySQL image using the name `my_mariadb`, note that you only expose the port `3306` internally to the servers and not to the host:

### Docker-compose with MYSQL_PASS env var:

```yaml
version: "2"
services:
mariadb:
image: mariadb
container_name: my_mariadb
expose:
- 3306
volumes:
- data:/var/lib/mysql
# If there is not scheme, restore the last created backup (if exists)
- ${VOLUME_PATH}/backup/latest.${DATABASE_NAME}.sql.gz:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/database.sql.gz
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
- MYSQL_DATABASE=${DATABASE_NAME}
restart: unless-stopped

mysql-cron-backup:
image: fradelg/mysql-cron-backup
depends_on:
- mariadb
volumes:
- ${VOLUME_PATH}/backup:/backup
environment:
- MYSQL_HOST=my_mariadb
- MYSQL_USER=root
- MYSQL_PASS=${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
- MAX_BACKUPS=15
- INIT_BACKUP=0
# Every day at 03:00
- CRON_TIME=0 3 * * *
# Make it small
- GZIP_LEVEL=9
# As of MySQL 8.0.21 this is needed
- MYSQLDUMP_OPTS=--no-tablespaces
restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
data:
```

### Docker-compose using docker secrets:

The database root password passed to docker container by using [docker secrets](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/).

In example below, docker is in classic 'docker engine mode' (iow. not swarm mode) and secret sources are local files on host filesystem.

Alternatively, secrets can be stored in docker secrets engine (iow. not in host filesystem).

```yaml
version: "3.7"

secrets:
# Place your secret file somewhere on your host filesystem, with your password inside
mysql_root_password:
file: ./secrets/mysql_root_password
mysql_user:
file: ./secrets/mysql_user
mysql_password:
file: ./secrets/mysql_password
mysql_database:
file: ./secrets/mysql_database

services:
mariadb:
image: mariadb:10
container_name: my_mariadb
expose:
- 3306
volumes:
- data:/var/lib/mysql
- ${VOLUME_PATH}/backup:/backup
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_root_password
- MYSQL_USER_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_user
- MYSQL_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_password
- MYSQL_DATABASE_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_database
secrets:
- mysql_root_password
- mysql_user
- mysql_password
- mysql_database
restart: unless-stopped

backup:
build: .
image: fradelg/mysql-cron-backup
depends_on:
- mariadb
volumes:
- ${VOLUME_PATH}/backup:/backup
environment:
- MYSQL_HOST=my_mariadb
# Alternatively to MYSQL_USER_FILE, we can use MYSQL_USER=root to use root user instead
- MYSQL_USER_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_user
# Alternatively, we can use /run/secrets/mysql_root_password when using root user
- MYSQL_PASS_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_password
- MYSQL_DATABASE_FILE=/run/secrets/mysql_database
- MAX_BACKUPS=10
- INIT_BACKUP=1
- CRON_TIME=0 0 * * *
secrets:
- mysql_user
- mysql_password
- mysql_database
restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
data:

```

## Restore from a backup

### List all available backups :

See the list of backups in your running docker container, just write in your favorite terminal:

```bash
docker container exec ls /backup
```

### Restore using a compose file

To restore a database from a certain backup you may have to specify the database name in the variable MYSQL_DATABASE:

```YAML
mysql-cron-backup:
image: fradelg/mysql-cron-backup
command: "/restore.sh /backup/201708060500.${DATABASE_NAME}.sql.gz"
depends_on:
- mariadb
volumes:
- ${VOLUME_PATH}/backup:/backup
environment:
- MYSQL_HOST=my_mariadb
- MYSQL_USER=root
- MYSQL_PASS=${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
- MYSQL_DATABASE=${DATABASE_NAME}
```
### Restore using a docker command

```bash
docker container exec /restore.sh /backup/
```

if no database name is specified, `restore.sh` will try to find the database name from the backup file.

### Automatic backup and restore on container starts and stops

Set `INIT_RESTORE_LATEST` to automatic restore the last backup on startup.
Set `EXIT_BACKUP` to automatic create a last backup on shutdown.

```yaml
mysql-cron-backup:
image: fradelg/mysql-cron-backup
depends_on:
- mariadb
volumes:
- ${VOLUME_PATH}/backup:/backup
environment:
- MYSQL_HOST=my_mariadb
- MYSQL_USER=${MYSQL_USER}
- MYSQL_PASS=${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
- MAX_BACKUPS=15
- INIT_RESTORE_LATEST=1
- EXIT_BACKUP=1
# Every day at 03:00
- CRON_TIME=0 3 * * *
# Make it small
- GZIP_LEVEL=9
restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
data:
```

Docker database image could expose a directory you could add files as init sql script.

```yaml
mysql:
image: mysql
expose:
- 3306
volumes:
- data:/var/lib/mysql
# If there is not scheme, restore using the init script (if exists)
- ./init-script.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/database.sql.gz
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
- MYSQL_DATABASE=${DATABASE_NAME}
restart: unless-stopped
```

```yaml
mariadb:
image: mariadb
expose:
- 3306
volumes:
- data:/var/lib/mysql
# If there is not scheme, restore using the init script (if exists)
- ./init-script.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/database.sql.gz
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
- MYSQL_DATABASE=${DATABASE_NAME}
restart: unless-stopped
```