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This script uses aws-missing-tools to create daily backups (purged after three days) and monthly backups (purged after a month).
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Automate EC2 Backups
#!/bin/sh
# This script uses aws-missing-tools to create daily backups (purged after three days) and monthly backups (purged after a month).
# Run a cronjob daily such as:
# 0 4 * * * sh /etc/cron.daily/server-backup.sh >> /var/log/ec2.log 2>&1
# Where server-backup.sh is this script.
# Author: Zaid Dabain
DATE=`date +"%d"`
VOLUME="vol-abc vol-def vol-qwe"
if [ $DATE -eq 1 ]; then
sh /usr/local/share/ec2-automate-backup/ec2-automate-backup.sh -v $VOLUME -k 30 -p
else
sh /usr/local/share/ec2-automate-backup/ec2-automate-backup.sh -v $VOLUME -k 3 -p
fi
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