Server Backup

If you are a contributor, or you are looking for something to contribute to, a better guide on how to back up your server would be greatly appreciated!

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Currently, the reccomended method of server backup is to use a cron job and a backup service of choice (like Borg Backup, Google Drive, and others…) in order to back up your critical user data.

Here is a simple guide on how to set it up (you’ll need root permissions), if you are running on Linux:

1. Set up your backup software of choice. I’ll pretend my backup command is backup and it copies my data and config folders to a remote cloud service, like AWS.
2. Navigate to crontab.guru and create a string that best represents how often you want to back up. For me, I’ll go with hourly, so my string is 0 * * * *.
3. Run crontab -e and add a job that says 0 * * * * backup.
4. Save and exit.

Your cron job will now run regularly using system timers!