An example where we mirror local directory to S3 bucket.
This configuration will backup/mirror our pictures from user home folder ~/Pictures to Amazon S3 storage.
If you want to retain multiple version of files you should setup versioning for you bucket.
1 storage.filesystem.basedir=~/Pictures
2
3 storage.s3.bucket=<Amazon S3 bucket name>
4
5 ;storage.s3.key.access=<access key>
6 ;storage.s3.key.secret=<secret>
7
8 storage.s3.update=yes
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10 compare.sqlite.file=~/xtbackup.db
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12 engine.outputs[]=cli
13 engine.local=filesystem
14 engine.remote=s3
15 engine.compare=sqlite
See previous examples for lines that are not explained.
line 3: set your S3 bucked that will be used for this backup
line 5 and 6:
Generate "Access Keys" in Security Credentials in your AWS console
This needs to be filled in if you want ot use s3 as storage, however preferred way is to use private INI file
that can be stored in the more secure folder with limited access. That way you can avoid accidentally committing
your AWS credentials to potentially public repositories and losing $$$ in the process http://pulse.me/s/13oajD.
So if you do not use separate INI file please uncomment this lines and fill in credentials.
line 8: should upload/remove of data be executed? (yes/no/simulate)
yes - will transfer data to S3
no - will not start update process
simulate - will output progress, but will not really transfer data