Proxmox Backup Client scripts and setup

My convenience scripts for using proxmox-backup-client: https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html

Installation

• Clone this repository.
• For convenience, symlink the backup scripts in this directory to wherever you want.
• Update your .bashrc, .zshrc, or other login script to ensure the follow environment variables are set for this system:
  • PBS_BACKUP_NAME
  • PBS_BACKUP_DIR
  • PBS_NAMESPACE
  • PBS_REPOSITORY
• Optionally set PBS_PASSWORD or a related environment variable to avoid being prompted for the password.
  • Please see this page for more information: https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html#environment-variables

Descriptions

• pbs-environment.sh
  • Sets up the environment for the other scripts and logs in.
  • You're unlikely to use this directly unless you only want to login.
• backup-to-pbs.sh
  • Backs up the PBS_BACKUP_DIR using the PBS_BACKUP_NAME and PBS_NAMESPACE specified.
• list-pbs-snapshots.sh
  • Lists the known backups for the PBS_BACKUP_NAME and PBS_NAMESPACE specified.
• restore-pbs-backup.sh
  • Restores the specified backup listed by list-pbs-snapshots.sh.