#Backup Script

A simple backup script utilising OpenSSL, tar and rsync, written in bash.

##Script Features

• Incremental backup retention
• Backups are asymmetrically encrypted
• The backup script can store a copy both locally and on a remote device/server
• Backups are sent over SSH
• Currently supports GNU/Linux and FreeBSD

##Backup Retention

By default:

• Daily backups are retained for the past week
• Weekly backups from Mondays are retained for the past month
• Monthly backups from the first Monday of each month are retained for the past six months

The retention lengths are adjustable in backup.cfg

##Use With cron

If you're running this script from cron, make sure you add the following line to the top of your crontab: PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin