Rsnapshot is a file system snapshotting utility for Linux that uses hardlinks to create incremental backups. In this tutorial, we will show you the steps to install Rsnapshot on Debian Latest.
Before starting, you must have the following:
Before proceeding with this tutorial, let's update our system with the latest updates and packages.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Now we will install Rsnapshot utility on our Debian Latest system using the following command:
sudo apt install rsnapshot -y
Once the installation completes, we need to configure Rsnapshot by editing the configuration file located at /etc/rsnapshot.conf.
sudo nano /etc/rsnapshot.conf
You need to modify the following configurations:
Snapshot root directory: Change the snapshot root directory to the directory in which you want to store your backups.
snapshot_root /var/rsnapshot/
Backup interval: Change the backup interval according to your needs.
interval hourly 6
Backup method: Choose the backup method (rsync) and the source and destination directories to be backed up.
backup /var/www/ localhost/
backup /etc/ localhost/
backup /home/ localhost/
Retention policy: Change the retention policy according to your needs.
retain hourly 6
retain daily 7
retain weekly 4
retain monthly 3
To test the Rsnapshot configuration, run the following command:
sudo rsnapshot configtest
If there are no errors, your configuration is correct.
To create your first backup using Rsnapshot, run the following command:
sudo rsnapshot hourly
This will create a backup of the directories specified in /etc/rsnapshot.conf with hourly retention.
In conclusion, you have successfully installed and configured Rsnapshot on the Debian Latest machine. You can now use Rsnapshot to create incremental backups of your files and folders.
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