Automate your snapshot system and copy into multiple regions of Digital Ocean Datacenter
Droplets backups are made only once a week.
You cannot choose frequencies and also is only in 1 region.
You cannot choose to copy to other regions.
You cannot create a backup of volume with a schedule, just manually
Migrate from backup to snapshot can avoid those problems and let you "free to choose".
- nodejs >= 14
- npm >= 6
- Digital Ocean API Token (here you can find a guide to create an API Token)
Download the code from releases list
or clone with git
git clone https://github.com/giuseppemorelli/digital-ocean-backup-systems.gitEnter in project folder and run
npm install && npm run tsc
cp .env.dit .env- Edit
.envas you like. Remember thatAPI_TOKENis a required data - Just run:
npm start- (optional) Add to your cronjob list on server
crontab -e
0 1 * * * /bin/bash /home/user/do-backup-system/bin/backup.sh- Copy locally the env file sample
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giuseppemorelli/digital-ocean-backup-systems/main/.env.dist envfile-
Edit
envfileas you like. Remember thatAPI_TOKENis a required data -
Run with this command
docker run -it --name do-backup-system --env-file /path/of/envfile giuseppemorelli/do-backup-system:latest| ENV NAME | DESCRIPTION | NOTE / EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| API_TOKEN | Digital Ocean API Token | |
| DO_REGION_COPY | Slug region name that you want to copy your snapshots (increase security in case of disaster recovery) | Default is 'ams2' |
| REMOVE_OLD_SNAPSHOT_DAYS | Value in days that you want to remove old snapshots | Default is '30' |
| DROPLETS_TO_EXCLUDE | Comma separated list of droplets that you don't want to backup with snapshots | Ex. web00,web01,test-droplet |
| SNAPSHOTS_TO_EXCLUDE | Comma separated list of snaphots that you don't want to backup with snapshots | Ex. web-base, image-base |
| VOLUME_TO_EXCLUDE | Comma separated list of volume that you don't want to backup with snapshots | Ex. mnt-base, volume-base |
More info here: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/platform/availability-matrix/
| Slug | Name |
|---|---|
| nyc1 | New York 1 |
| nyc2 | New York 2 |
| nyc3 | New York 3 |
| sfo1 | San Francisco 1 |
| sfo2 | San Francisco 2 |
| sfo3 | San Francisco 3 |
| ams2 | Amsterdam 2 |
| ams3 | Amsterdam 3 |
| fra1 | Frankfurt 1 |
| tor1 | Toronto 1 |
| lon1 | London 1 |
| blr1 | Bangalore 1 |
| sgp1 | Singapore 1 |
In the spirit of Open Source, everyone is very welcome to contribute to this project. You can contribute just by submitting bugs or suggesting improvements by opening an issue on GitHub or by submitting a PR.
Licensed under MIT License. © Giuseppe Morelli.