simple but effective node-red setup backup script

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%SZ")
HOME=/home/pi
BACKUP=$HOME/backup
WHERE=$BACKUP/$DATE

# create dated backup folders
mkdir -p $WHERE/{sqlite,nodered,etc,homebridge}

# safely backup sqlite db
#sqlite3 ~/dbs/iot.db ".backup $WHERE/sqlite/iot.db"

# backup json and js files
cp -a $HOME/.node-red/{*.json,*.js,public,lib} $WHERE/nodered
cp -a $HOME/.homebridge/config.json $WHERE/homebridge

# backup main config folders/files
sudo cp -a /etc/{mosquitto,hosts,hostname,rc.local} $WHERE/etc

# compress and clean
echo "Saved in $WHERE.zip"
sudo zip -r "$DATE.zip" "$DATE" -9 -q
sudo rm -r "$DATE"