docs/guides/unraid/pages/docker-app-backup.md

title	description	published	date	tags	editor	dateCreated
Docker application backup	How to backup a Docker application on Unraid	true	2023-06-27T07:54:18.672Z	linux, server, unraid, backup	markdown	2023-06-27T07:54:18.672Z

Docker application backup

This guide will show you how to backup a Docker application on Unraid. Tested on Unraid 6.12.1

Get Started

• Begin by installing the User Scripts plugin.
• Now we need to create the script. Go to Settings > User Utilites > User Scripts and click Add New Script.
• Give the script a name, for example Backup Docker Application.
• Paste the following into the script:

#!/bin/bash

# --- DO NOT TOUCH ---
now="$(date +"%Y-%m-%d"@%H.%M)"

# --- Variables ---

# The name of the application
applicationName="application_name"

# The name of the backup
backupName="backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)"

# Set the path to the application's data directory
applicationData="/mnt/user/appdata/application_name/"

# Set the path to the backup directory
# Example: /mnt/user/Storage/Backups/$applicationName/
backupDirectory=""

# Set Number of Days to Keep Backups
days=30

# The user of your account
# Example: lee
user=""

# --- Backup Application ---

# Start notification
/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/notify -s "$applicationName Backup" -d "Backup of $applicationName starting."

# Create backup directory
mkdir -p "$backupDirectory"

cd "$backupDirectory"

# Create the backup tarball
tar -cf "$applicationName-$now".tar "$applicationData"

# Set Permissions
chown "$user:$user" $applicationName-"$now".tar

# Cleanup old backups
find "$backupDirectory"* -type d -mtime +"$days" | xargs rm -rf

# Stop notification
/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/notify -s "$applicationName Backup" -d "Backup of $applicationName completed!"

• You can now test the script by clicking Run Script. If everything is working correctly, you should see a notification in the top right corner of the screen.

• Now we need to set the script to run on a schedule. Next to Run In Background you will see a dropdown menu. Select how often you want it to run and click Apply.

Restore a backup

• Delete the application's data directory.
• Copy the backup to the application's data directory. Move the backup with the following command: (or via the Unraid web interface)

mv <backup_name>.tar /mnt/user/appdata/application_name/

• To restore a backup, simply extract the tarball and copy the files to the application's data directory. You can extract the tarball by running the following command:

tar -xvf <backup_name>.tar

This command will extract the tarball to the current directory.

Finished

You have now successfully setup a backup script for your Docker application. You can view the backups in the directory you set in the script.