Difference between revisions of "Off-site Backup with Backupninja"
(→On the Off-site machine) |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
* A configure Linux/BSD machine to work as off-site backup | * A configure Linux/BSD machine to work as off-site backup | ||
* A <code>lurk</code> user created on the off-site backup that will be used specifically by the backup scripts | * A <code>lurk</code> user created on the off-site backup that will be used specifically by the backup scripts | ||
| + | * Debian based servers (not sure Backupninja will run otherwise without some slight modifications) | ||
* All the machines (servers and the backup machine) on a working Tinc VPN | * All the machines (servers and the backup machine) on a working Tinc VPN | ||
* Enough space on the off-site backup machine :) | * Enough space on the off-site backup machine :) | ||
| Line 11: | Line 12: | ||
* As <code>lurk</code> create directories for each server | * As <code>lurk</code> create directories for each server | ||
mkdir /media/lurk_backup/douglas /media/lurk_backup/agnesbaxter | mkdir /media/lurk_backup/douglas /media/lurk_backup/agnesbaxter | ||
| + | |||
| + | == On each server == | ||
| + | === Installation === | ||
| + | * As <code>root</code> | ||
| + | apt install backupninja | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Configuration === | ||
| + | ==== /etc/backupninja.conf ==== | ||
| + | Some changes: | ||
| + | reportemail = some@where.nice | ||
| + | when = everyday at 05:55 | ||
| + | |||
| + | === MySQL === | ||
| + | * Run the command: | ||
| + | sudo ninjahelper | ||
| + | * create a new backup action | ||
| + | * mysql database backup | ||
| + | * path: | ||
| + | /var/backups/mysql | ||
| + | * all the databases to backup. | ||
| + | * select the debian maintenance user for access | ||
| + | * compress the sql output file | ||
| + | * optional: select the action and test/run/review the config | ||
| + | * leave ninjahelper | ||
Revision as of 12:15, 25 August 2018
Goal: Setup a remote machine that will be used for incremental backup of critical parts of the LURK servers.
Contents
Requirements
This document assumes you already have:
- A configure Linux/BSD machine to work as off-site backup
- A
lurkuser created on the off-site backup that will be used specifically by the backup scripts - Debian based servers (not sure Backupninja will run otherwise without some slight modifications)
- All the machines (servers and the backup machine) on a working Tinc VPN
- Enough space on the off-site backup machine :)
On the Off-site machine
- As
lurkcreate directories for each server
mkdir /media/lurk_backup/douglas /media/lurk_backup/agnesbaxter
On each server
Installation
- As
root
apt install backupninja
Configuration
/etc/backupninja.conf
Some changes:
reportemail = some@where.nice when = everyday at 05:55
MySQL
- Run the command:
sudo ninjahelper
- create a new backup action
- mysql database backup
- path:
/var/backups/mysql
- all the databases to backup.
- select the debian maintenance user for access
- compress the sql output file
- optional: select the action and test/run/review the config
- leave ninjahelper
