PyRsyncBackup is a short Python script to perform backups using the
rsync utility. The main design goal was simplicity and transparency.
It basically just provides a front-end to configure backup directories
and targets. Furthermore, it automatically references the most recent
backup folder to serve as a hard link source which implements differential
backups in a very smart way.
Additional information about rsync and also about the hard-link backup strategy can be found here:
Below is an example config similar to the supplied config.ini file in the
repository to demonstrate the capabilities.
# Example config file
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# General options and backup target folder location
[General]
# Required options
WriteLogfile=true
TargetFolder=/media/USER/ExtHDD
# Optional comma separated list of strings which will be expanded to the rsync
# option --exclude=...
#Exclude=*.tiff,tmp/*
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Backup entry for a local folder
# The full path name is specified in the section header between the []
[/home/USER/Pictures]
# Optionally define a backup group folder or folder name
#Group=Desktop
#Name=Images
# Comma separated list of strings which will be expanded to the rsync
# option --exclude=...
#Exclude=*.tiff,tmp/*
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Backup entry for a remote folder accessible by SSH
[ssh://xyz@myserver.com:/var/data]
#Group=Server
#Exclude=cache*,tmp*
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
To perform a backup, simply run
python pyrsyncbackup.py config.ini