backup.conf


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#!/bin/bash

# config file for hardlinkedBackups

# files/paths to exclude from backup (via --exclude)
excludes=(
  'path/to/exclude/from/backup'
  'yet/another/one'
)

# definition of backups to do
declare -A backups

backups['directBackup']='/path/to/destination/ user@source:path'
backups['proxiedBackup']='/path/to/destination/ user@source:path proxy_user@ssh_host'

# which directories must be mounted before we can run successfully
neededMounts=('/data')

# how long to wait for destination directories to appear in last-backups [seconds]
maxWait=100

# how old may (seldom) backups be before we warn about outdated ones [seconds]
outdatedLimit=$[2*24*60*60]
outdatedSeldomLimit=$[3*7*24*60*60]

# list of backups which should be made less often
seldomBackups=(
  'slowBackup'
)

# number of days that should pass between seldom backups
seldomness=14

# subdirectories which should be appended to the parent directory in the report
recognSubdirRegex='boot\|crypt\|erich\|home\|neu\|root\|var'

# directory for caching valuable information in backup-statistics
cacheDir='/var/cache/backup'

# timeout for `du` in backup-progress [seconds]
du_timeout=30

# hook to execute before connecting via ssh or rsync
preConnectHook() {
  :
}