backup-script/README.md

backup script

"THIS IS STILL IN DEVLOPMENT"

these scripts are made to backup data to optical disks for cold data storage once or twice a year. the script will create a compressed and encrypted tar file that is split so it will fit on a Blueray disk or DVD

Dependancys

make sure openssl is installed tmux is optional

backup

• run bash backup.sh inside a tmux session so it can run in the background.
• enter dircetories to backup flies like this: folder-1/ folder2/ other-folders/.
• enter capacity for each optical disk.
• if you are using a 25 GB Blueray enter 24G for wiggle room.
• burn each tar file to it's own optical disk with both backup.sh and restore.sh scripts.

restore

• copy each tar flie off each disk to a folder like backup.
• run bash restore.sh to restore the data.
• enter the dircetory where the tar files are located like /home/user/backup or backup.
• move the restored data where you please.