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https://github.com/danielrosehill/github-backup-approaches

A list of various approaches to backing up Github accounts, periodically updated
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# Github Backup Approaches



What's stopping you from making more liberal use of the amazing features that Github has to offer for open-sourcing projects, discovering and contributing to other codebases, etc? 



For me the answer is simple but it might surprise some:



**Backups!**



I have a strong aversion to creating data on the cloud that is not thoroughly backed-up and every time I create a lot of data I think to myself: *"how can I make sure that I retain access to this in all eventualities, including getting locked out of this particular cloud?"*



As a minimum viable standard for backups, I like to follow the tried-and-trusted  `3-2-1` rule even if it has since been deprecated in enterprise use in favor of more elaborate systems like `3-2-1-1-0` (and others). But hey: individual developers aren't enterprises and 3-2-1 is good enough for me. 



The purpose of this repository is to open-source my thinking and progress in finding robust solutions to Github *account* backup, particularly for those who have scaled to hundreds or thousands of repositories. 



Over time I aim to include, at least:



- An overview of backup solutions currently on the market

- A few scripts for DIY Github backups (and links to existing projects, or those which have been attempted)

- Thoughts on how to backup specific data "pools" in a Github account beyond repositories (for example, the list of repositories that users "*star*")

- Ideas and suggestions



## Formatting



I enjoy writing in markdown and so many of my repos just consist of `.md` files. This one will probably continue in a similar format although I will add a few scripts as I create them.



## Repository Map



### Commercial Github Backup Solutions



These are listed in a file by that name (more or less) in the main repo.



### Github Github Backup Projects



Backup scripts and utilities for Github authored by third parties and shared on Github (for the most part). These are typically community driven non-commercial open-source projects.



## Author



Daniel Rosehill  

(public at danielrosehill dot com)



## Licensing



All my GitHub repositories are licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).



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