| 1 | # Backup |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Automated SQLite backups for Jotts, Sipp, Cellar, Posts, Feeds, Library, Bookmarks, Parcels, and Easel to Cloudflare R2. Runs every 6 hours via cron inside a Docker container and prunes backups older than 30 days. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Setup |
| 6 | |
| 7 | 1. **Create an R2 bucket:** |
| 8 | - Log in to the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com). |
| 9 | - Select your account, then navigate to **R2 Object Storage** in the sidebar. |
| 10 | - Click **Create bucket** and name it `andromeda-backups` (or a name of your choice). |
| 11 | |
| 12 | 2. **Find your account ID and endpoint:** |
| 13 | - Your account ID is in the Cloudflare dashboard URL: `https://dash.cloudflare.com/<account-id>`. |
| 14 | - You can also find it on the **R2 Overview** page under **Account ID**. |
| 15 | - Your R2 endpoint is `https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com`. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | 3. **Generate R2 API credentials:** |
| 18 | - On the **R2 Overview** page, click **Manage R2 API Tokens**. |
| 19 | - Click **Create API Token**. |
| 20 | - Give it a name (e.g. `andromeda-backup`). |
| 21 | - Set **Permissions** to **Object Read & Write**. |
| 22 | - Under **Specify bucket(s)**, select the bucket you created (or apply to all buckets). |
| 23 | - Click **Create API Token**. |
| 24 | - Copy the **Access Key ID** and **Secret Access Key** — these are only shown once. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | 4. **Configure the environment:** |
| 27 | |
| 28 | ```sh |
| 29 | cp .env.example .env |
| 30 | ``` |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Fill in the values from the previous steps: |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ``` |
| 35 | R2_ENDPOINT=https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com |
| 36 | AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<your-r2-access-key> |
| 37 | AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<your-r2-secret-key> |
| 38 | R2_BUCKET=andromeda-backups |
| 39 | ``` |
| 40 | |
| 41 | 4. If your Docker volume names differ from the defaults, set them in `.env`: |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ``` |
| 44 | JOTTS_VOLUME=jotts_jotts-data |
| 45 | SIPP_VOLUME=sipp_sipp-data |
| 46 | CELLAR_VOLUME=cellar_cellar-data |
| 47 | POSTS_VOLUME=posts_posts-data |
| 48 | FEEDS_VOLUME=feeds_feeds-data |
| 49 | LIBRARY_VOLUME=library_library-data |
| 50 | BOOKMARKS_VOLUME=bookmarks_bookmarks-data |
| 51 | PARCELS_VOLUME=parcels_parcels_data |
| 52 | EASEL_VOLUME=easel_easel-data |
| 53 | ``` |
| 54 | |
| 55 | Run `docker volume ls` to check the actual names on your host. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | 5. Start the backup container: |
| 58 | |
| 59 | **Option A: Build from source** |
| 60 | |
| 61 | ```sh |
| 62 | docker compose up -d --build |
| 63 | ``` |
| 64 | |
| 65 | **Option B: Use the pre-built image from GHCR** |
| 66 | |
| 67 | Override the `build` directive with `image` in your compose file or use a separate override: |
| 68 | |
| 69 | ```sh |
| 70 | docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.ghcr.yml up -d |
| 71 | ``` |
| 72 | |
| 73 | Create a `docker-compose.ghcr.yml` override file: |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ```yaml |
| 76 | services: |
| 77 | backup: |
| 78 | image: ghcr.io/stevedylandev/andromeda-backup:latest |
| 79 | build: !reset null |
| 80 | ``` |
| 81 | |
| 82 | Or simply run the image directly: |
| 83 | |
| 84 | ```sh |
| 85 | docker run -d --restart unless-stopped \ |
| 86 | --env-file .env \ |
| 87 | -v jotts_jotts-data:/data/jotts:ro \ |
| 88 | -v sipp_sipp-data:/data/sipp:ro \ |
| 89 | -v cellar_cellar-data:/data/cellar:ro \ |
| 90 | -v posts_posts-data:/data/posts:ro \ |
| 91 | -v feeds_feeds-data:/data/feeds:ro \ |
| 92 | -v library_library-data:/data/library:ro \ |
| 93 | -v bookmarks_bookmarks-data:/data/bookmarks:ro \ |
| 94 | -v parcels_parcels_data:/data/parcels:ro \ |
| 95 | -v easel_easel-data:/data/easel:ro \ |
| 96 | ghcr.io/stevedylandev/andromeda-backup:latest |
| 97 | ``` |
| 98 | |
| 99 | ## Running a Manual Backup |
| 100 | |
| 101 | ```sh |
| 102 | docker compose exec backup /usr/local/bin/backup.sh |
| 103 | ``` |
| 104 | |
| 105 | ## Checking Logs |
| 106 | |
| 107 | ```sh |
| 108 | docker compose exec backup cat /var/log/backup.log |
| 109 | ``` |
| 110 | |
| 111 | ## Restoring from a Backup |
| 112 | |
| 113 | Use `restore.sh` to download a backup from R2 and write it into the target Docker volume. |
| 114 | Run it on the **host** (it shells out to `docker run`; the backup container mounts the data |
| 115 | volumes read-only). It reads the same `.env` as the backup (`R2_ENDPOINT`, `R2_BUCKET`, |
| 116 | AWS keys, optional `*_VOLUME` overrides) — `source .env` first, or prefix the env inline. |
| 117 | |
| 118 | ```sh |
| 119 | restore.sh <app|all> [--timestamp <ts>] [--list] [--yes] |
| 120 | ``` |
| 121 | |
| 122 | - `<app>` — one of: `jotts sipp cellar posts feeds library bookmarks parcels easel`, or `all`. |
| 123 | - `--timestamp <ts>` — restore a specific backup (e.g. `2026-04-04T060000Z`); the |
| 124 | `.sqlite.gz` suffix is optional. Default: the latest backup. Not valid with `all`. |
| 125 | - `--list` — list available backups for the app(s) and exit (no restore). |
| 126 | - `--yes` — skip the interactive confirmation prompt. |
| 127 | |
| 128 | > **Warning:** Restoring overwrites live data. Stop the target service before restoring and |
| 129 | > restart it after for a clean restore — `restore.sh` does **not** stop or start services. |
| 130 | |
| 131 | Examples: |
| 132 | |
| 133 | ```sh |
| 134 | # Load credentials/volume overrides |
| 135 | set -a; . ./.env; set +a |
| 136 | |
| 137 | # See what's available |
| 138 | restore.sh jotts --list |
| 139 | |
| 140 | # Restore the latest jotts backup (prompts for confirmation) |
| 141 | restore.sh jotts |
| 142 | |
| 143 | # Restore a specific backup, no prompt |
| 144 | restore.sh jotts --timestamp 2026-04-04T060000Z --yes |
| 145 | |
| 146 | # Restore every app's latest backup |
| 147 | restore.sh all |
| 148 | ``` |
| 149 | |
| 150 | For each app the script: resolves the backup key (latest or `--timestamp`), downloads and |
| 151 | decompresses it, runs `PRAGMA integrity_check`, confirms the target volume exists, then |
| 152 | copies the database to the volume root via a throwaway `debian:bookworm-slim` container. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | ### Manual restore (fallback) |
| 155 | |
| 156 | 1. List backups: `aws s3 ls s3://andromeda-backups/jotts/ --endpoint-url https://<account-id>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com` |
| 157 | 2. Download: `aws s3 cp s3://andromeda-backups/jotts/<timestamp>.sqlite.gz ./restore.sqlite.gz --endpoint-url <endpoint>` |
| 158 | 3. Decompress: `gunzip restore.sqlite.gz` |
| 159 | 4. Stop the target service so nothing is writing to the database. |
| 160 | 5. Copy into the volume: `docker run --rm -v jotts_jotts-data:/data -v $(pwd):/backup debian:bookworm-slim cp /backup/restore.sqlite /data/jotts.sqlite` |
| 161 | 6. Restart the service. |
| 162 | |
| 163 | ## Configuration |
| 164 | |
| 165 | | Variable | Default | Description | |
| 166 | |---|---|---| |
| 167 | | `R2_ENDPOINT` | — | Cloudflare R2 S3-compatible endpoint | |
| 168 | | `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` | — | R2 access key | |
| 169 | | `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | — | R2 secret key | |
| 170 | | `R2_BUCKET` | `andromeda-backups` | R2 bucket name | |
| 171 | | `RETENTION_DAYS` | `30` | Days to keep backups before pruning | |
| 172 | | `JOTTS_VOLUME` | `jotts_jotts-data` | Docker volume name for Jotts data | |
| 173 | | `SIPP_VOLUME` | `sipp_sipp-data` | Docker volume name for Sipp data | |
| 174 | | `CELLAR_VOLUME` | `cellar_cellar-data` | Docker volume name for Cellar data | |
| 175 | | `POSTS_VOLUME` | `posts_posts-data` | Docker volume name for Posts data | |
| 176 | | `FEEDS_VOLUME` | `feeds_feeds-data` | Docker volume name for Feeds data | |
| 177 | | `LIBRARY_VOLUME` | `library_library-data` | Docker volume name for Library data | |
| 178 | | `BOOKMARKS_VOLUME` | `bookmarks_bookmarks-data` | Docker volume name for Bookmarks data | |
| 179 | | `PARCELS_VOLUME` | `parcels_parcels_data` | Docker volume name for Parcels data | |
| 180 | | `EASEL_VOLUME` | `easel_easel-data` | Docker volume name for Easel data | |