BackSync

Backup and sync your data with ease.

Supported backup:

• Local
• MongoDB
• MySQL

Supported sync:

• Local
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• AWS S3

Install

npm i -g @ayoubamine/backsync

Usage

Generate config file backsync.json:

backsync init

Add backup source:

backsync add backup

Add sync source:

backsync add sync

Update default settings:

backsync settings

Run the backup and sync manually:

backsync run

Schedule the backup and sync in the background:

backsync schedule

Show the sync history:

backsync status

Process Management

Install PM2 to run the process in the background:

npm i -g pm2

Create ecosystem.config.js file in the same directory that backsync.json exists and add the following content:

module.exports = {
  apps: [
    {
      name: 'backsync',
      script: 'backsync',
      args: 'schedule',
    },
  ],
};

Then to start:

pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

Display the logs:

pm2 logs backsync

To stop and delete:

pm2 delete backsync

Auth

Google Drive

Step 1: Create service account

Follow these steps to create a service account and download your credentials.json file: Create service account

Step 2: Create backup folder

1. Go to https://drive.google.com.
2. Create new folder.
3. Right-click on the folder, select Share, add the service account email with the Editor permission and click Done.
4. Browse to the new folder and copy the folder id from the url. 'https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/FOLDER_ID'

Dropbox

Step 1: Create an app in your Dropbox account

1. Go to https://dropbox.com/developers/apps/create.
2. Choose Scoped access on the first step.
3. Choose App folder on the second.
4. Give your app a name. That name will become a folder in your Dropbox account.
5. Click Create app.

Step 2: Generate access token

1. Go to Permissions tab and enable files.content.write scope.
2. Go to Settings tab, scroll down to OAuth 2 block, select 'No expiration' and click Generate.

AWS S3

Step 1: AWS credentials

1. Go to https://aws.amazon.com.
2. Navigate to IAM > Users and click 'Add users'.
3. Fill the username, enable 'Access key - Programmatic access', click 'Next: Permissions', select 'Attach existing policies directly', enable the AmazonS3FullAccess permission and click 'Next: Tags' > 'Next: Review'.

Step 2: Create an S3 bucket

1. Go to https://s3.console.aws.amazon.com.
2. Click 'Create bucket', fill the bucket name and click 'Create bucket'.

API

Info

Name	Type	Required
name	string	Yes
description	string	No

Backup

Local

Params

Name	Type	Required
path	string	Yes

Settings

Name	Type	Required
filename	string	No, Default: Original name.

MongoDB

Params

Name	Type	Required
uri	string	No, Default: mongodb://localhost:27017
database	string	Yes

Settings

Name	Type	Required
filename	string	No, Default: Database name.

MySQL

Params

Name	Type	Required
host	string	No, Default: hostname
port	number	No, Default: 3306
user	string	No, Default: root
password	string	No
database	string	Yes

Settings

Name	Type	Required
filename	string	No, Default: Database name.

Sync

Local

Name	Type	Required
path	string	Yes

GDrive

Name	Type	Required
credentials	string	Yes
folderId	string	Yes

Dropbox

Name	Type	Required
token	string	Yes

AWS S3

Name	Type	Required
accessKeyId	string	Yes
secretAccessKey	string	Yes
bucketName	string	Yes

Settings

Name	Type	Required
cron	string	No, Default: 0 0 * * *
prefix	string	No
filename	string	No

Contributions

Feel free to contribute to this project.

If you find a bug or want a feature, but don't know how to fix/implement it, please fill an issue. If you fixed a bug or implemented a new feature, please send a pull request.

Changelog

CHANGELOG

License

MIT License