bin/datomic backup-db "datomic:ddb://us-east-1/rest/of/url?aws_access_key_id=<ACCESS_KEY_ID>&aws_secret_key=<SECRET_KEY>" file:/home/ian/datomic-backup-`date +"%Y%d%m"`
The sample config seems totally appropriate for a quick test as-is.
cd datomic
bin/transactor config/samples/free-transactor-template.properties
bin/datomic restore-db file:/home/vagrant/ddatomic-backup-20140101 datomic:free://localhost:4334/local-db
Well, not before paying Cognitect.