Example Script

This is a Basic Script that could be used to run automated backups.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# =============================================================================
# Copyright [2013] [Kevin Carter]
# License Information :
# This software has no warranty, it is provided 'as is'. It is your
# responsibility to validate the behavior of the routines and its accuracy
# using the code provided. Consult the GNU General Public license for further
# details (see GNU General Public License).
# http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
# =============================================================================

# THIS IS REQUIRED, replace the quoted values with the correct information.
APIKEY="<API-KEY>"
USERNAME="<USER-NAME>"
REGION="<BACKUP-REGION>"


# Auth URL for Rackspace Cloud.
AUTHURL="https://identity.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2.0/"


# THIS IS REQUIRED - Space Separated list of places or objects you want backed up.
# Example: BACKUP_LIST="/home/kevin /etc/something /some/other/dir"
BACKUP_LIST=""


# THIS IS OPTIONAL - Turbolift Arguments, see `turbolift -h` for more information.
OPTIONAL_ARGS=""


# THIS IS OPTIONAL - Turbolift Additional Arguments, see `turbolift upload -h` for more information.
ADDITIONAL_ARGS="--sync"


# THIS IS THE PART YOU SHOULD NOT TOUCH UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
# =========================================================================

# Set Turbolift
TURBOLIFT="turbolift -u ${USERNAME} -a ${APIKEY} --os-auth-url ${AUTHURL} --os-region ${REGION} ${OPTIONAL_ARGS}"

# Backup Action - NOTICE THAT all "/" or "\" will be replaced with "_" in the container name, upon creation.
for BACKUP_DIR in ${BACKUP_LIST}
do
${TURBOLIFT} upload ${ADDITIONAL_ARGS} -s ${BACKUP_DIR} -c ${HOSTNAME}-$(echo ${BACKUP_DIR} | sed 's/\//\_/g') ${ADDITIONAL_ARGS}
sleep 2
done