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| author | bt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-08 13:22:19 -0400 |
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| committer | bt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-08 13:22:19 -0400 |
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diff --git a/build/Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud/index.html b/build/Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b236264 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> + <title>Website Backups with Apple iCloud</title> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> +</head> + +<nav> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> +</nav> + +<main> +<h1 id="website-backups-with-apple-icloud">Website Backups with Apple iCloud</h1> + +<p>2024-02-16</p> + +<p>My main work machine, an M2 MacBook Air, meshes really well with my iPhone SE (they are in the same ecosystem after all - duh!). Since both of these devices are Apple products, it makes sense that I pay for the optional iCloud service for extra storage. 50GB to be exact. I only need to bare minimum which costs just $1.68 a month, making this storage option cheaper than most cups of coffee these days.</p> + +<p>Recently I’ve been using iCloud as my “middle-man” backup system. I still have local, offline storage for most personal data but having additional off-site backups is never a bad thing. I make things easier for myself by taking advantage of <code>rsync</code>. You’ll need to make sure you have that program installed before trying this yourself:</p> + +<pre><code># This assumes you have homebrew installed first +brew install rsync +</code></pre> + +<p>Then, whenever I feel like backing up an existing project or website I simply run:</p> + +<pre><code>rsync -a user_name@ssh.webserver.domain:/home/var/www/ /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs/Backups/site-backup +</code></pre> + +<blockquote> +<p>Note: The <code>-a</code> option tells <code>rsync</code> to sync directories recursively, transfer special and block devices, preserve symbolic links, modification times, groups, ownership, and permissions.</p> +</blockquote> + +<p>The beautiful magic of <code>rsync</code>! Obviously, you’d want to properly name your directories (ie. <code>/Backups/site-backup</code>) for a cleaner structure and ensure that your iCloud directory is set correctly. (remember to read code before just copy-pasting!). With this approach you can backup entire server directories or be specific with each individual project folder. I would also recommend setting up some alias in your <code>.bashrc</code> or <code>.zshrc</code> etc. to make things more streamlined when running backups manually:</p> + +<pre><code>alias site-backup="rsync -a user_name@ssh.webserver.domain:/home/var/www/ /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs/Backups/site-backup" +# Then you simply run the following for a manual backup: +site-backup +</code></pre> + +<p>You can take this further by automating things via cron jobs, but for my use case that is a little overkill. Hopefully this helps anyone looking for a quick and dirty backup system, especially one that can piggyback of your existing iCloud that you might be paying for already.</p> +<footer role="contentinfo"> + <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> + <ul id="menu"> + <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="/uses">Uses</a></li> + <li><a href="/wiki">Wiki</a></li> + <li><a href="/resume">Resume</a></li> + <li><a href="/colophon">Colophon</a></li> + <li><a href="/now">Now</a></li> + <li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="/atom.xml">RSS</a></li> + <li><a href="#top">↑ Top of the page</a></li> + </ul> + <small> + Built with <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/barf">barf</a>. <br> + Maintained with ♥ for the web. <br> + Proud supporter of <a href="https://usefathom.com/ref/DKHJVX">Fathom</a> & <a href="https://nextdns.io/?from=74d3p3h8">NextDNS</a>. <br> + The content for this site is <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.<br> The <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht">code for this site</a> is <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht/tree/master/item/LICENSE">MIT</a>. + </small> +</footer>
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