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vanegmondgroep/backup-cli
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An extendable command-line interface for backing up and restoring data using Restic.

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Backup CLI
==========

[](#backup-cli)

An extendable command-line interface for backing up and restoring data using [Restic](https://restic.net).

Install
-------

[](#install)

Before installing Backup CLI, please make sure your environment meets the minimum requirements:

- [Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04](https://ubuntu.com/)
- [Restic](https://restic.net)
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/)

Once you’ve verified the requirements, download and install Backup CLI with Composer.

```
# Install Backup CLI package
composer require vanegmondgroep/backup-cli
```

By default, commands are invoked using the `vendor/bin/bcli` script. However, instead of repeatedly typing `vendor/bin/bcli` to execute commands, you may wish to configure a shell alias that allows you to execute commands more easily:

```
alias bcli='[ -f bcli ] && sh bcli || sh vendor/bin/bcli'
```

To make sure this is always available, you may add this to your shell configuration file in your home directory, such as `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bashrc`, and then restart your shell.

Commands
--------

[](#commands)

```
# Backup a service
bcli backup

# Display service snapshots
bcli snapshots

# Restore a service
bcli restore

# Display backup logs
bcli logs
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Backup CLI loads environment variables from a `.env` file within the current working directory. The following variables are available:

VariableDefault`_BACKUP_PATH`\*\*-`BACKUP_PASSWORD``supersecret``BACKUP_LOGS_PATH``./backup/logs``BACKUP_HOOKS_PATH``./backup/hooks``BACKUP_REPOSITORIES_PATH``./backup/repositories``BACKUP_KEEP_LAST`5`BACKUP_KEEP_DAILY`31`BACKUP_KEEP_MONTHLY`12`BACKUP_KEEP_YEARLY`1\*\* This defines a service path you would like to back up (e.g. `MYSQL_BACKUP_PATH`).

Hooks
-----

[](#hooks)

Backup CLI calls scripts (hooks) before and after a backup or restore. This allows you to perform an action, such as exporting a database before a backup is made. The following hooks are available:

HookDescription`$BACKUP_HOOKS_PATH/_pre_backup_hook`Invoked before a backup`$BACKUP_HOOKS_PATH/_post_backup_hook`Invoked after a backup`$BACKUP_HOOKS_PATH/_pre_restore_hook`Invoked before a restore`$BACKUP_HOOKS_PATH/_post_restore_hook`Invoked after a restoreLogs
----

[](#logs)

Logs are written to `$BACKUP_LOGS_PATH/.log`.

Example
-------

[](#example)

The [example configuration](./example) shows how you can back up / restore a MySQL and Node-RED container.

Cronjobs
--------

[](#cronjobs)

To schedule a backup, add the following line to your crontab:

```
# Run MySQL backup every day at 01:00
0 1 * * * cd  && vendor/bin/bcli backup mysql

# Run Node-RED backup every day at 02:00
0 2 * * * cd  && vendor/bin/bcli backup node-red
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

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Total

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Last Release

1083d ago

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