Bup Backup using a remote BUP_DIR

make_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# creake a backup of several folders using bup
# Using $TARGET as $BUP_DIR

TARGET=/mnt/backup
FOLDERS="/etc /root /home /srv /var"
LOGFILE="$TARGET/logs/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
(
        flock -n 200
        echo "Bup index..." | tee -a $LOGFILE
        BUP_DIR=$TARGET bup index -ux $FOLDERS 2>&1 | tee -a $LOGFILE

        echo "Bup Save..." | tee -a $LOGFILE
        BUP_DIR=$TARGET bup save -n ceali $FOLDERS 2>&1 | tee -a $LOGFILE

        find $TARGET/logs -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \;
) 200>/root/.backupinprogress

or using a remote target:

#!/bin/bash
FOLDERS="/etc /root /home /srv /var"
LOGFILE="/tmp/bup_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
(
        flock -n 200
        echo "Bup index..." | tee -a $LOGFILE
        bup index -u $FOLDERS 

        echo "Bup Save..." | tee -a $LOGFILE
        bup save -r remote.host.tld:/var/bup/backupfolder -n servername $FOLDERS 

) 200>/root/.backupinprogress