lxborg

A script to make borg backups of lxd instances without writing the full archive on disk temporary

Usage

1. add & modify config.txt

2. execute ./lxborg.sh

3. overwrite config with commandline parameters

   • -r | --run for a borg command - ./lxborg.sh -r "rlist" or ./lxborg.sh -r "rlist myContainer_2023-02-17_07:37:25
   • -m | --machinename for the conteriner/vm name
   • -a | --archivename for a custom archive name (defaults to machinename_$(date +%F_%T)
   • -s | --snapshotname for the name of the source snapshot (defaults to borg)

4. create a backup

   • ./lxborg.sh -b (using parameters from config.txt or form the script itself)
   • -/lxborg.sh -b -m c2 for overwriting the machinename to c2
   • [...]

5. restore a backup

   • get list: ./lxborg.sh -l
   • extract: ./lxborg.sh -x "myContainer_2023-02-17_07:37:25"
   • import: lxc import myContainer_2023-02-17_07:37:25.tar