Backup strategy

What to backup?

1. Databases
2. Website files
3. Configuration files
4. Mail data

Automatic backups

#!/bin/bash
DATUM=$(date +%Y%m%d)

# Database
mysqldump -u root -p'password' --all-databases > /backups/db_$DATUM.sql

# Files
tar -czf /backups/www_$DATUM.tar.gz /var/www/

# Remove old
find /backups -mtime +7 -delete

Cronjob

0 3 * * * /root/backup.sh

External storage

1. rsync to other server
2. S3 compatible storage
3. FTP/SFTP

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