papanito.borg

Ansible role do install and setup regular backups with borg-backup

Posted April 25, 2022 by Adrian Wyssmann

Source ##

https://github.com/papanito/ansible-role-borg

Role Summary ##

Ansible role do install and setup regular backups with borg. The role does the following

• [Optional] Delete existing repository

• Initialize a repository at protocol://backup_server:target_dir or target_dir

  Notes

  In case the repo target_dir already exists, the initalization will be skipped If backup_server is not specified role assumes a local backup i.e. to a local directory

• Create a systemd service which regularly (accoring to backup_schedule) runs script borg.sh from borgbackup.org

• There will be an individual borg-script named automatic-backup-{{service_name}}.sh in /opt/borg_backup which is customized with

  • backup_source_dir
  • backup_exclude_file or backup_exclude_list
  • backup_schedule

Background ##

During the past years I used different tools for backup but ultimately found borg one of the best to use.4