Upload multiple directories to AWS Glacier

glacier_multi_upload.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Function to upload directory to Glacier
upload_directory_to_glacier() {
  local directory_path=$1
  local vault_name=$2
  local account_id=$3
  local compressed_archive_path="/tmp/$(basename "$directory_path").tar.gz"
  local archive_description="Backup of $(basename "$directory_path") on $(date +%Y-%m-%d)"

  # Compress the directory
  echo "Compressing the directory: $directory_path"
  tar -zcvf "$compressed_archive_path" -C "$(dirname "$directory_path")" "$(basename "$directory_path")" || return 1

  # Check if the vault exists, if not, create it
  if ! aws glacier describe-vault --account-id $account_id --vault-name $vault_name 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "Vault $vault_name does not exist, creating it..."
    aws glacier create-vault --account-id $account_id --vault-name $vault_name || return 1
  fi

  # Upload the archive to Glacier
  echo "Uploading the archive to Glacier: $directory_path"
  local upload_output=$(aws glacier upload-archive --vault-name $vault_name --account-id $account_id --archive-description "$archive_description" --body "$compressed_archive_path") || return 1

  # Provide feedback and next steps
  echo "Upload complete. Details: $upload_output"

  # Extract the Archive ID from the upload output (optional)
  local archive_id=$(echo $upload_output | jq -r '.archiveId')
  echo "Archive ID for $directory_path: $archive_id"

  # Cleanup: Remove the compressed archive if you no longer need it
  # Uncomment the following line if you want to remove the archive after uploading.
  # rm "$compressed_archive_path"
}

# Main script body
if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 VAULT_NAME DIRECTORY [DIRECTORY]..."
  exit 1
fi

VAULT_NAME=$1
ACCOUNT_ID="-" # use '-' for the current account
shift # Shift all arguments to the left (original $1 gets lost)

# Iterate over all directory arguments
for dir_path in "$@"; do
  if [ ! -d "$dir_path" ]; then
    echo "Warning: Skipping $dir_path because it is not a directory."
    continue
  fi
  upload_directory_to_glacier "$dir_path" "$VAULT_NAME" "$ACCOUNT_ID"
done

Usage

chmod +x glacier_multi_upload.sh
./glacier_multi_upload.sh YourVaultName /path/to/your/first/directory /path/to/your/second/directory ...