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Automatic daily backup from production site to GitHub
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# Shell script to automatically backup current branch to GitHub | |
git add . | |
git commit -m "Automatic daily backup via cronjob" | |
git push | |
# Instructions | |
# 1. SSH into the server | |
# 2.1 Create this file at root of the repo to backup: $ touch autobackup.sh | |
# 2.2 Add the commands shown in this file: $ vim autobackup.sh | |
# 3. Set permission to execute: $ chmod +x autobackup.sh | |
# 4. Ensure the current (master) branch is set to track upstream: $ git push -u origin master | |
# 5.1 Test that the command runs manually: $ sh autobackup.sh | |
# 5.2 Check Github.com for the commit of the autobackup.sh file | |
# 6.1 Setup cronjob to run the file: $ crontab -e | |
# 6.2 Create or edit a new line replacing "example.com" accordingly | |
# 6.3 Example of nightly at 3am: 0 3 * * * cd ~/example.com && ./autobackup.sh > /dev/null | |
# 6.4 Crontab schedule generator: https://crontab.guru/#0_3_*_*_* | |
# NB: To ensure pushes aren't rejected and to avoid conflicts, | |
# ensure you leave the repo on the correct branch and | |
# manually pull down changes pushed to the same branch. |
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Honestly think I will go this route, thanks for the gist :)
tried making Spock work all day today and it just won't work well for some reason. Will try your way