BackupPC Ansible role

This role installs and configures Backuppc. It works on Debian Jessie. It can work on Ubuntu or other Debian-based systems. But no direct support will be added (PR accepted).

Requirements

None.

Note

At this time, this role only manage backup via rsync (+ ssh) method.

Role Variables

Role var

• backuppc_server_name: fqdn of the backup server
• backuppc_ssh_key_bits: set length of ssh key pair (optional, default 2048 by Ansible)
• backuppc_fetch_ssh_key: copy backkupc ssh key from server (boolean)
• backuppc_local_fetch_dir: local dir where you fetch backuppc SSH public key
• backuppc_hosts: clients list to backup (see below)

Client vars

Each client configuration override global configuration.

• hostname: (M) hostname of the host
• state: (O) absent or present (default)
• include_files:: (O) default files (directories) list to backup.
• exclude_files:: (O) default files (directories) list to exclude in backup
• xfermethod: (O) transfer method (rsync as default)
• more: (O) hash with specific key/value (usefull for custom directives)

(O): Optional (M): Mandatory

Global configuration

You should RTFM for these variables:

• backuppc_ServerPort
• backuppc_ServerMesgSecret
• backuppc_MaxBackups
• backuppc_MaxUserBackups
• backuppc_MaxBackupPCNightlyJobs
• backuppc_BackupPCNightlyPeriod
• backuppc_MaxOldLogFiles
• backuppc_FullPeriod
• backuppc_IncrPeriod
• backuppc_PingMaxMsec
• backuppc_RsyncClientCmd
• backuppc_RsyncClientRestoreCmd
• backuppc_BackupFilesOnly
• backuppc_BackupFilesExclude
• backuppc_XferLogLevel

Other global configuration can be managed (you can create issues or PR).

Notes

About HTTP

This role doesn't manage any webserver! You must use another role to install a HTTP service before this role. It doesn't manage any authentication.

Be careful, in Debian based systems, backuppc depends httpd virtual package. If you don't install any HTTP server, Debian will install Apache2. However, you can use my Nginx role which is compatible with this role.

About backups

This role downloads backuppc SSH public key. You must deploy it on each clients!

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

Quick and dirty

You should look at defaults/main.yml.

With my Nginx role

- hosts: backup
  vars:
    nginx_vhosts:
      - name: backup.mydomain.tld
        template: _backuppc
        htpasswd: backuppc
    nginx_htpasswd:
      - name: backuppc
        description: 'Please login'
        users:
          - name: hx
            password: myPassword
    backuppc_hosts:
      - hostname: current-host
        state: present
      - hostname: removed_host
          state: absent
      - hostname: oldserver
  roles:
    - HanXHX.nginx
    - HanXHX.backuppc

License

GPLv2

Donation

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Author Information

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