BASH

Create Timestamped Backups of Directories

A Bash script to automatically create compressed, timestamped backups of a specified directory, essential for data recovery and versioning.

#!/bin/bash

SOURCE_DIR="/var/www/html/my-app"
BACKUP_DIR="/backups/my-app"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/my-app-backup-${TIMESTAMP}.tar.gz"

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"

if tar -czf "$BACKUP_FILE" "$SOURCE_DIR"; then
  echo "$(date): Backup of $SOURCE_DIR created successfully at $BACKUP_FILE"
  # Optional: Remove old backups (e.g., keep last 7 days)
  # find "$BACKUP_DIR" -type f -name "my-app-backup-*.tar.gz" -mtime +7 -delete
else
  echo "$(date): Error creating backup of $SOURCE_DIR"
  exit 1
fi

How it works: This script automates the process of creating compressed backups. It defines a source directory and a backup destination. It generates a unique timestamp for the backup filename and then uses `tar` to compress the source directory into a `.tar.gz` archive in the specified backup location. Error handling is included.

Create Timestamped Backups of Directories

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