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+### Automatic backup script to use with Kopia and S3 compatible object storage
+## Dependencies
+- S3 compatible storage optional
+- bash shell
+- kopia (CLI)
+- an internet connection
+## Installation
+1. Create a file called _kopia\_environment_ 
+2. Set the following environment variables inside the new file:
+    - _BUCKET\_NAME_: Name of the bucket to use in your S3 compatible storage
+    - _ACCESS\_KEY_: Access key for your object storage
+    - _SECRET\_ACCESS\_KEY_: Secret key for the object storage
+    - _ENDPOINT_: API endpoint for the object storage
+    - _DIRS_: Directories to take snapshots of, space separated 
+    - _LOGPATH_: Directory to store log files in
+    - _REPO\_PASSWORD_: Password to for the kopia repository 
+3. Create the kopia repository:
+    ```
+    source kopia_environment && kopia repository create --access-key=$ACCESS_KEY --secret-access-key=$SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --ENDPOINT=$ENDPOINT -P $REPO_PASSWORD
+    ```
+4. Setup cronjob (optional)
diff --git a/kopia_backup.sh b/kopia_backup.sh
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--- a/kopia_backup.sh
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 cd `dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}`
 source ./kopia_environment
-kopia repository connect s3 --bucket=$BUCKET_NAME --access-key=$ACCESS_KEY --secret-access-key=$SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --endpoint=$ENDPOINT
+LOGFILE="$LOGPATH/kopia-backup-`date +"%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S"`"
+kopia repository connect s3 --bucket=$BUCKET_NAME --access-key=$ACCESS_KEY --secret-access-key=$SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --endpoint=$ENDPOINT -p $REPO_PASSWORD > $LOGFILE 2>&1;
 
 for dir in $DIRS; do
-    kopia snapshot create $dir;
+    kopia snapshot create $dir > $LOGFILE 2>&1;
 done
 
-unset BUCKET_NAME ACCESS_KEY SECRET_ACCESS_KEY ENDPOINT DIRS
+unset BUCKET_NAME ACCESS_KEY SECRET_ACCESS_KEY ENDPOINT DIRS LOGPATH LOGFILE REPO_PASSWORD