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Setting up Backup
Theodotos Andreou edited this page 6 years ago
Here we are describing a basic back-up scenario for our site. We will be using Amazon S3 for the backup.
Install Backup and Migrate Module
Sign in as the webadmin user:
$ sudo su - webadmin
Download and enable the *Backup and Migrate’ module:
$ cd cms
$ drush dl backup_migrate
$ drush en backup_migrate
Deny access to the backup folders
Add these in the virtualhost file (/etc/nginx/sites-available/cms):
location ~ ^/sites/.*/files/private/backup_migrate/manual {
deny all;
}
location ~ ^/sites/.*/files/private/backup_migrate/scheduled {
deny all;
}
Reload Nginx:
$ sudo systemctl reload nginx
Create a scheduled backup
Go to Configuration -> Backup and Migrate -> Schedules:
Press the ‘Add Schedule’:
- Schedule Name: Daily backup
- Backup Source: Entire site
- Enabled: Tick
Keep the default settings on everything else.
Prepare the backup script
Install prerequisites:
Prepare the following script (/etc/cron.daily/backup-cms):
#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
CMS_BACKUP_PATH=/srv/webadmin/cms/sites/default/private/backup_migrate/scheduled
S3_CMS_LOG_PATH=/var/log/aws-s3-sync-cms-$(date +%F).log
S3_BUCKET=s3.example.com
aws s3 sync ${CMS_BACKUP_PATH} s3://${S3_BUCKET}/${HOSTNAME} > ${S3_CMS_LOG_PATH} 2>&1
find ${CMS_BACKUP_PATH} -type f -mtime +30 -delete
find /var/log/aws-s3-sync-*.log -type f -mtime +30 -delete
Give execute permissions:
# chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/backup-cms
NOTE: This is an over-simplified backup scenario. For large installations you may need to come up with something more elaborate.
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