backupsidecar
Backup sidecar that automatically creates backups of one PVC and saves it to another PVC via restic
Function
A cronjob inside the container runs in the configured interval creating the backup and purging old backups. A notification is sent to gotify on completion of the backup or on error of either the backup or purge.
Environment Variables
| ENV Variable | Required | Description | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERVAL | yes | cronjob interval string | 15 14 * * * |
| RESTIC_REPOSITORY | yes | path of the restic repository | /mnt/backups/gitea |
| SOURCEDIR | yes | path of the path to backup | /mnt/toBackup/ |
| KEEPLAST | yes | number of increments to keep (keep in mind that the number of backups to keep correlates with the interval in which they are created) | 10 |
| RESTIC_PASSWORD | yes | password for the restic repository | ****** |
| RUNONSTART | no | set to true to force a backup at the start of the container | true |
| GOTIFYHOST | yes | URL of the gotify server (without trailing slash) | https://gotify.example.com |
| GOTIFYTOKEN | yes | gotify app token | ****** |
| GOTIFYTOPIC | yes | gotify topic to include in the notification | gotify |