Docker Backup to Amazon S3

Docker container that periodically backups files to Amazon S3 using s3cmd sync and cron.

Usage

docker run -d [OPTIONS] istepanov/backup-to-s3

Parameters:

• -e ACCESS_KEY=<AWS_KEY>: Your AWS key.
• -e SECRET_KEY=<AWS_SECRET>: Your AWS secret.
• -e S3_PATH=s3://<BUCKET_NAME>/<PATH>/: S3 Bucket name and path. Should end with trailing slash.
• -v /path/to/backup:/data:ro: mount target local folder to container's data folder.

Optional parameters:

• -e DATA_PATH=/data/: container's data folder. Default is /data/. Should end with trailing slash.
• -e 'CRON_SCHEDULE=0 1 * * *': specifies when cron job starts (details). Default is 0 1 * * * (runs every day at 1:00 am).

Example:

docker run -d \
	-e ACCESS_KEY=fakeawskey \
	-e SECRET_KEY=fakeawssecret \
	-e S3_PATH=s3://my-bucket/backup/ \
	-v /home/user/data:/data:ro	 \	
	istepanov/backup-to-s3