README.md



backup-file2s3-cookbook

Installs a script that backs up one or more directories into an S3 bucket. Also sets up the cronjob to regularly run said script.


Supported Platforms

Ubuntu 14.04


Attributes


    Key
    Type
    Description
    Default
  
  
    ['backup-file2s3']['bucket']
    String
    The S3 bucket where backup tarballs will be stored.
    nil
  
  
    ['backup-file2s3']['region']
    String
    AWS region of the bucket.
    'us-east-1'
  
  
    ['backup-file2s3']['max_backups']
    Integer
    Number of old backup tarballs to retain in S3.
    30
  
  
    ['backup-file2s3']['dirs']
    Array
    An array of directories to be backed up.
    []
  
  
    ['backup-file2s3']['cron']['min']
    String
    Related cron attributes are: `hour`, `day`, `mon`, `wday`, each specifying a corresponding crontab value. This cron job will determine how often the backup script is run.
    nil
  

Usage


backup-file2s3::default

Include backup-file2s3 in your node's run_list:

{
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[backup-file2s3::default]"
  ]
}


License and Authors

Author:: Earth U. (sysadmin@chromedia.com)