Set up scheduled automated backups with version tracking and cleanup. Use when users need to (1) Schedule periodic backups of directories or files, (2) Monit...
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Automated backup scheduling with version detection and intelligent cleanup.
# Backup a directory with timestamp ./scripts/backup.sh /path/to/source /path/to/backup/dirBackup with custom name
./scripts/backup.sh /path/to/source /path/to/backup/dir my-backup
# Set up daily backup at 2 AM ./scripts/setup-cron.sh daily /path/to/source /path/to/backup/dir "0 2 * * *"
# Backup only when version changes ./scripts/backup-versioned.sh /path/to/source /path/to/version/file /path/to/backup/dir
# Keep only last 7 days of backups ./scripts/cleanup.sh /path/to/backup/dir 7
All scripts are in
scripts/backup.shbackup-versioned.shsetup-cron.shcleanup.shlist-backups.shBackups follow the pattern:
{name}_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.tar.gzExamples:
openclabak_20260204_101500.tar.gzmyapp_20260204_000000.tar.gzDecide backup strategy
Run initial backup
./scripts/backup.sh /source /backup
Set up schedule
./scripts/setup-cron.sh daily /source /backup "0 2 * * *"
Configure cleanup
./scripts/setup-cron.sh cleanup /backup "" "0 3 * * *" 7
For software that changes version (like OpenClaw):
Identify version source
openclaw --version/path/to/version.txtSet up versioned backup
./scripts/backup-versioned.sh /app /app/version.txt /backups/app
Schedule version check
./scripts/setup-cron.sh versioned /app /backups/app "0 */6 * * *"
# Backup workspace daily, keep 30 days ./scripts/setup-cron.sh daily /home/user/workspace /backups/workspace "0 2 * * *" ./scripts/setup-cron.sh cleanup /backups/workspace "" "0 3 * * *" 30
# Backup when application updates ./scripts/setup-cron.sh versioned /opt/myapp /backups/myapp "0 */6 * * *" ./scripts/setup-cron.sh cleanup /backups/myapp "" "0 4 * * 0" 10
# Backup multiple directories ./scripts/backup.sh /home/user/.config /backups/config ./scripts/backup.sh /home/user/projects /backups/projects
Standard cron format:
minute hour day month weekdayCommon schedules:
0 2 * * *0 */6 * * *0 0 * * 0*/30 * * * *chmod +x scripts/*.shsystemctl status cronNo automatic installation available. Please visit the source repository for installation instructions.
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