https://github.com/xtrinch/ansible-role-backup-file

Regularly create local backup of file in filesystem
https://github.com/xtrinch/ansible-role-backup-file

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Regularly create local backup of file in filesystem

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/xtrinch/ansible-role-backup-file
• Owner: xtrinch
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-12-28T13:40:29.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-12-29T07:47:14.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-11T11:06:55.601Z (about 2 months ago)
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• Size: 31.3 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Role Name

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Create entry in user crontab for backuping a file every n minutes defined with role variables `directory` and `filename` to directory defined with `backup_directory` with timeframe defined with `backup_minutes`, and deleting entries older than `delete_backup_days` days

Role Variables

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Should be overridden:

    directory: "/home/{{ ansible_ssh_user}}"

    filename: "backMeUp.test"

    backup_directory: "/home/{{ansible_ssh_user}}/backups"

    

Only override if necessary:

    backup_minutes: 5

    delete_backup_days: 7

    cronjob_backup: '*/{{ backup_minutes }} * * * * cp {{ directory }}/{{ filename }} {{ backup_directory }}/{{ filename }}`date +\%d\%m\%y\%H\%M`.bak > /dev/null'

    cronjob_delete_old: '*/{{ backup_minutes }} * * * * find /home/{{ ansible_ssh_user }}/backups -mtime +{{ delete_backup_days }} -exec rm -f {} \;'

Example Playbook

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    - hosts: servers

      roles:

         - { role: xtrinch.backup-file, 

                directory: "/home/{{ ansible_ssh_user}}",

                filename: "backMeUp.test",

                backup_directory: "/home/{{ansible_ssh_user}}/backups" }

License

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MIT