Tarsnap Manager

• Creates Tarsnap archives in standard formats - nightly and adhoc.
• Expires backups after time specified in the configuration file.

Configuration Format

Configuration is a simplified YAML as provided by Gypsy.

Options:

• TarsnapBin (string)

  The path to the tarsnap binary. Defaults to /usr/local/bin/tarsnap.

• TarsnapArgs (list)

  Arguments to be passed to tarsnap. Parameters (starting with a dash) must be quoted in double-quotes. Quotes will be removed prior to execution.

• ExcludeFile (string)

  Path to a file which contains files/directories to be excluded from backup.

• BackupDirs (list)

  Directories to be backed up.

• KeepWeeks (int)

  The number of weeks to retain nightly backups.

• KeepMonths (int)

  The number of months to retain monthly backups.

• ExpireBackups (bool)

  Whether to enable expiring of backups. Disabled by default.

Example

TarsnapBin: /usr/bin/tarsnap
TarsnapArgs:
 - "--quiet"
ExcludeFile: /etc/tarsnap.exclude
BackupDirs:
 - /etc
 - /var/log
KeepWeeks: 5
KeepMonths: 24
ExpireBackups: true