simple shell script to back homeserver files and VMs to an External Hard disk.
| backup-server | ||
| backup.log | ||
| check-server1 | ||
| check-server2 | ||
| check-server3 | ||
| debug-usb | ||
| disable-usb | ||
| enable-usb | ||
| peek-backup | ||
| README.md | ||
| unmount-ssd | ||
crontab setup:
sudo crontab -e
select your desired text editor
then add this below line at the end of the crontab file
0 0 * * SUN /usr/bin/sudo /home/arul/back-up-script/backup-server
Explaination:
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── Day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday = 0) │ │ │ └──── Month (1 - 12) │ │ └────── Day of the month (1 - 31) │ └─────── Hour (0 - 23) └───────── Minute (0 - 59)
0 0 * * SUN:
0 minute: The job runs at the 0th minute (on the hour).
0 hour: The job runs at midnight (00:00).
* day of the month: This means it can run on any day of the month (not restricted).
* month: This means it can run in any month.
SUN: The job runs only on Sundays (which are represented by 0 or SUN in cron).