Let’s see the steps to automate Borg Backup in this article. At Bobcares, with our Server Management Service, we can handle your issues.

Steps to Automate Borg Backup

When automating Borg Backup, commands for Borg Backup are scheduled and executed at specific intervals using scripts or tools like cron (on Unix-like systems) or Task Scheduler (on Windows). To automate Borg Backup, follow these main steps:

1. First, make sure Borg Backup is set up on the computer. Typically, we may install it by downloading the installer for Windows or using the package manager (such as apt, yum, or brew) on Unix-like computers.

2. On the storage location (local, remote, cloud storage, etc.), create a Borg repository. The borg init command must be used to initialize the repository.

3. The Borg Backup command(s) we want to automate should be placed in a shell script (bash, sh, etc.) or batch script (Windows). The Borg repository should be specified as the destination in this script, along with any source folders or files that we want to back up.

4. Now, In order to automate, we can use either cron or task scheduler. For Cron, follow the below steps:

i. Using crontab -e, we may view the crontab settings.

ii. Add a line to the script to schedule when it will run.

For the task scheduler, follow the below steps:

i. Launch the task scheduler.

ii. Give the task a name and a description when we create it.

iii. To execute the script, Make a new action in the “Actions” tab.

iv. Set the time and frequency of the task’s execution (e.g., daily, weekly) in the “Triggers” tab.

v. Configure extra settings in the “Conditions” and “Settings” sections.

vi. Save the task, then turn it on.

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Conclusion

We must also make sure that any encryption keys or passphrases used by Borg Backup are properly managed and stored before automating backups.