linux server backup script

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash
####################################
# Backup to tar
# inspired from 
# https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/basic-backup-shell-script
####################################

# What to backup.
backup_files="/home /var/spool/mail /etc /root /opt"

# Where to backup to.
dest="/backups"

# Create archive filename.
day=$(date '+%Y-%b-%d-%H:%M')
hostname=$(hostname -s)
archive_file="backup-$hostname-$day.tgz"

# Print start status message.
echo "Backing up $backup_files to $dest/$archive_file"
date
echo

# Backup the files using tar.
tar czf $dest/$archive_file $backup_files

# Print end status message.
echo
echo "Backup finished."
date

# Long listing of files in $dest to check file sizes.
ls -lach $dest

copy locally

rsync -avP username@domain:/backups ~/Documents/LinuxBackups/domain