backer-rs

Never Loose data/notes - An efficient git based backup tool to save your changes periodically.

A git based backup tool. Intelligent enough to trigger a commit, only, if there are any file changes in the folder it is pointed to. Based on cross-platform file notification library.

Example use cases:

• Can be pointed to storage locations of note applications like boostnote

Build

• cargo build --release
• backer-rs is the executable generated in target/release/ folder.

Usage

backer-rs -p <path to the folder to backup> -f 2 -c 300 -n krishnakumar -e <email id of author> -d "Commiting all changes"

• -p or --path path to monitor for changes, Note: This path will be converted to git repo (Mandatory)
• -f or --ffreq time delay(seconds) between monitoring file changes
• -c or --cfreq Wait time before making an automated commit after first file change
• -n or --sname Name of the author to be added as signature for commit (Mandatory)
• -e or --semail Email id of the author to be added as signature for commit (Mandatory)
• -d or --defcommitmsg default automated commit message

backer-rs -p <path to the folder to backup> -n krishnakumar -e <email id of author>

• Default file monitoring time is 2 seconds
• Default wait time to commit is 5 seconds
• Default commit message is Committed all changes

Usage with auto push feature using ssh

backer-rs --path <path to the folder to backup> --semail <email id of author> --sname krishnakumar -u git@github.com:krishnakumar4a4/notes.git -k id_rsa_backer_rs

• -k or --pkey local path to ssh private key for which corresponding public key is configured.
• -u or --remoteurl remote upstream url to which the commits are pushed

Install as service in mac

• Create service binary in release mode make release

• Install binary as mac service

sudo REPO_PATH="<Path to repo, same as -p argument>" SIGN_EMAIL="<Email for signature, same as -e argument>" SIGN_NAME="<Author name for signature, same as -n argument>" REPO_REMOTE="<Remote upstream URL, same as -u argument>" SSH_KEY_PATH="<Path to SSH private key, same as -k argument>" INFO_LOG_PATH="/<Path for info log>/info.log" ERROR_LOG_PATH="/<Path for error log>/error.log" make install-mac

Stop and Uninstall mac svc

• Stop the service sudo make stop-svc
• Uninstall the service sudo make uninstall-mac