From cd0f49780c16aae712b5614ad09bb723c335167e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Andr=C3=A9=20Peters?= <andre.peters@debinux.de>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:36:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update b_n_r_backup.md

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+# Backup strategy with rsync and mailcow backup script
+
+Create the destination directory for mailcows helper script:
+```
+mkdir -p /external_share/backups/backup_script
+```
+
+Create cronjobs:
+```
+25 1 * * * rsync -aH --delete /opt/mailcow-dockerized /external_share/backups/mailcow-dockerized
+40 2 * * * rsync -aH --delete /var/lib/docker/volumes /external_share/backups/var_lib_docker_volumes
+5 4 * * * cd /opt/mailcow-dockerized/; BACKUP_LOCATION=/external_share/backups/backup_script /opt/mailcow-dockerized/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh backup mysql crypt redis --delete-days 3
+# If you want to, use the acl util to backup permissions of some/all folders/files: getfacl -Rn /path
+```
+
+On the destination (in this case `/external_share/backups`) you may want to have snapshot capabilities (ZFS, Btrfs etc.). Snapshot daily and keep for n days for a consistent backup.
+Do **not** rsync to a Samba share, you need to keep the correct permissions!
+
+To restore you'd simply need to run rsync the other way round and restart Docker to re-read the volumes. Run `docker-compose pull` and `docker-compose up -d`.
+
+If you are lucky Redis and MariaDB can automatically fix the inconsistent databases (if they _are_ inconsistent).
+In case of a corrupted database you'd need to use the helper script to restore the inconsistent elements. If a restore fails, try to extract the backups and copy the files back manually. Keep the file permissions!