Borg on USB
Requirements
Install borg and python-llfuse.
Mount the USB stick and make a directory for the backup. Create a password in
pass and select the directories to back up with borg.
1usbpath=/mnt/usb
2backup_directory="${usbpath}/borg"
3export BORG_PASSCOMMAND="pass ${borgpass}"
4targets='~/dl ~/img ~/pro' # Select directories to back up
Initiate the borg repo.
1
2borg init --encryption=repokey ${backup_directory}
3
4borg create --filter AME --verbose --stats \
5${backup_directory}::'{hostname}-{now}' ${targets}
6
7borg prune ${backup_directory} --list --glob-archives '{hostname}-*' \
8--keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 6
Your key is in ${backup_directory}/config.
1more ${backup_directory}/config
Check the backups:
1borg list ${backup_directory}
2borg list ${backup_directory} | head -1 | awk '{print $1}'
3backup="!!"
4
5mnt=borg_backup_mount
6mkdir "${mnt}"
7borg mount "${backup}" "${mnt}"
8ls "${mnt}"
9borg umount "${mnt}"
10rmdir "${mnt}"