From 26c7db12364e8eba08e2f8e85bb534ed735a0be8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:57:38 -0400 Subject: Major overhaul and cleanups --- _posts/2024-02-16-Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud.md | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to '_posts/2024-02-16-Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud.md') diff --git a/_posts/2024-02-16-Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud.md b/_posts/2024-02-16-Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud.md index e8836e6..d736012 100644 --- a/_posts/2024-02-16-Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud.md +++ b/_posts/2024-02-16-Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud.md @@ -7,19 +7,25 @@ My main work machine, an M2 MacBook Air, meshes really well with my iPhone SE (t 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 `rsync`. You'll need to make sure you have that program installed before trying this yourself: - # This assumes you have homebrew installed first - brew install rsync +```sh +# This assumes you have homebrew installed first +brew install rsync +``` Then, whenever I feel like backing up an existing project or website I simply run: - rsync -a user_name@ssh.webserver.domain:/home/var/www/ /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs/Backups/site-backup +```sh +rsync -a user_name@ssh.webserver.domain:/home/var/www/ /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs/Backups/site-backup +``` > Note: The `-a` option tells `rsync` to sync directories recursively, transfer special and block devices, preserve symbolic links, modification times, groups, ownership, and permissions. The beautiful magic of `rsync`! Obviously, you'd want to properly name your directories (ie. `/Backups/site-backup`) 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 `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` etc. to make things more streamlined when running backups manually: - 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 +```sh +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 +``` 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. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf