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Sync and Backup files cheat sheet

cli tools for making backups

rclone - sync files with remove repo using

rclone installation

sudo apt install rclone 
rclone --version

rclone config

vim $HOME/.config/rclone/rclone.conf

rclone with google drive 

rclone config
n
gdrive_vitalii
...

rclone with mega provider

  • Enter n to create a new remote.
  • Enter a name for your remote (e.g., mega_backup).
  • When prompted for the Storage type, enter the number corresponding to Mega (or type mega).
  • Enter your User name (your MEGA email address).
  • When prompted for the Password, enter y to type in your own password. You will enter and confirm your MEGA password. rclone will store this password encrypted in the configuration file.
  • ...
  • Finally, enter y to confirm and save the new remote.
rclone lsd mega_backup:/

rclone commands

# https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_ls/
rclone ls gdrive_vitalii:/
rclone lsl --files-only --max-depth 1 gdrive_vitalii:/

# [rclone check size of repo with ncdu](https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_ncdu/)
rclone ncdu gdrive_vitalii:/

rclone copy gdrive_vitalii:/books/reading-repeat/interview/20210830_173607.jpg ~/Downloads/interview.jpg
rifle ~/Downloads/interview.jpg

rclone view files via browser

rclone serve http --addr 127.0.0.1:8000 gdrive_vitalii:/

x-www-browser http://127.0.0.1:8000/

rclone rest api

# start http server: rclone serve http.... 
rclone serve http --addr 127.0.0.1:8000 gdrive_vitalii:/ --rc 

rclone rc --url http://127.0.0.1:5572 rc/noop
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:5572/rc/noop?potato=1&sausage=2'

rclone rc --url http://127.0.0.1:5572/ operations/list remote=gdrive_vitalii fs=/  opt='{"showHash": true}'

# start server to use for restic app
rclone serve restic
rclone serve restic --addr :8080 mega_backup:backup_folder

Restic

installation

sudo apt install restic

restic create repository

set default repo

export RESTIC_REPOSITORY=rest:http://localhost:8080/
# export RESTIC_PASSWORD
## repository based on local folder
restic init -r /path/to/repo

## repository based on sftp
restic init -r sftp:user@host:/path/to/repo

## repository based on rclone 
RCLONE_REMOTE_NAME=gdrive_vitalii
PATH_IN_REMOTE=/my_folder
restic init --repo rclone:${RCLONE_REMOTE_NAME}:${PATH_IN_REMOTE}

restic snapshot

## create backup 
restic -r /path/to/repo backup /path/to/data

## list of all snapshots
restic -r /path/to/repo snapshots

## remove old snapshots
restic -r /path/to/repo forget --prune --keep-last 5

## restore snapshot to a target directory
restic -r /path/to/repo restore latest --target /path/to/restore

## check remote repo
restic -r /path/to/repo check

BorgBackup Borg

# Create a new repository (repo)
borg init -e repokey /path/to/repo

# Create a new backup archive (snapshot) of a directory
borg create /path/to/repo::archive_name /path/to/backup

# List all archives in the repository
borg list /path/to/repo

# Remove old archives based on a retention policy
borg prune --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 /path/to/repo

# Extract a specific archive to a target directory
borg extract /path/to/repo::archive_name --to /path/to/restore

# Mount an archive as a FUSE filesystem for easy browsing
borg mount /path/to/repo::archive_name /mnt/borg