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Plex backup script with variables for paths
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Backup a Plex database. | |
| # Plex Database Location. The trailing slash is | |
| # needed and important for rsync. | |
| read -p "Enter cull path of Plex Directory" plexDatabase | |
| name=${plexDatabase:-"/data/config/plex/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/"} | |
| # Location to backup the directory to. | |
| read -p "Enter Backup Directory" backupDirectory | |
| name=${backupDirectory:-"/data/media/backup/Plex"} | |
| # Log file for script's output named with | |
| # the script's name, date, and time of execution. | |
| scriptName=$(basename ${0}) | |
| read -p "Enter Log Location full path" log | |
| name=${log:-"/data/media/backup/Plex/logs/buplex-$(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%I_%M_%p").log"} | |
| # Check for root permissions | |
| if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then | |
| echo -e "${scriptName} requires root privileges.\n" | |
| echo -e "sudo $0 $*\n" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Create Log | |
| echo -e "***********" >> $log 2>&1 | |
| echo -e "$(date '+%Y-%b-%d at %k:%M:%S') :: Create Log File." | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| # Stop Plex | |
| echo -e "$(date '+%Y-%b-%d at %k:%M:%S') :: Stopping Plex Media Server." | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| sudo docker stop plex | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| # Backup database | |
| echo -e "$(date '+%Y-%b-%d at %k:%M:%S') :: Starting Backup." | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| # WORKING Line: sudo tar cfz "$backupDirectory/buplex-$(date '+%Y-%m(%b)-%d at %khr %Mmin').tar.gz" "$plexDatabase" >> $log 2>&1 | |
| # cd into directory so the magic --exclude below works per: | |
| # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/984204/shell-command-to-tar-directory-excluding-certain-files-folders | |
| cd "$plexDatabase" | |
| sudo tar cvz --exclude='./Cache' --exclude='./Metadata' -f "$backupDirectory/buplex-$(date +"%Y_%m_%d_%I_%M_%p").tar.gz" . >> $log 2>&1 | |
| # Restart Plex | |
| echo -e "$(date '+%Y-%b-%d at %k:%M:%S') :: Starting Plex Media Server." | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| sudo docker start plex | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| # Done | |
| echo -e "$(date '+%Y-%b-%d at %k:%M:%S') :: Backup Complete. " | tee -a $log 2>&1 | |
| # echo -e "***********" >> $log 2>&1 |
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