Duplicati on Docker – Local / Google Drive Backup
In this tutorial, let’s learn how to set up Local / Google Drive Backup through Duplicati on Docker
Duplicati
- Duplicati is free and an open source backup tool
- Not to mention, It supports incremental backups and data deduplication which helps to save space
- In addition uses strong AES-256 encryption to protect your privacy
- Further, it works with standard protocols like FTP, SSH as well as popular services like Microsoft OneDrive, AWS S3, Google Drive and many others.
Read more on Duplicati here:
https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-duplicati
Prerequisites
- Docker and Docker-Compose should be installed on your machine and ready to use. (Refer to this post if not already installed: Docker and Docker-Compose on Ubuntu)
- Duplicati is deployed on docker. (Refer to this post if not already deployed: Duplicati on Docker – Setup)
- Additionally, it is a good practice to have Volume mounts of all containers in a single directory or sub directory to enable easy backup.
Steps to perform a Local Backup on Duplicati
1. Login to Duplicati and click on Add Backup. Select the “Configure a new Backup” and click on “Next”
2. Add the Name, Description, and Passphrase for Encryption (Optional but Recommended) and click on Next
3. Select the Storage Type as “Local Folder or drive” and choose the backups folder in the Folder Path. This is the Volume Mount created while deploying duplicati. (Refer Duplicati on Docker – Deploy and Setup). Test the connection by clicking on the Test Connection Button and then click on Next.
4. Next, select the “source” folder for the source data. This is the volume mount created for Source Data during the deployment. Click on Next
5. Set the Schedule for automatic backup based on your requirement. This is optional and can be skipped if you only require manual backups. However, here the backup is set to run at 1:00 PM on everyday of the week. Click on Next to Proceed.
6. Next, set the Retention Policy for the Backups. This varies based on your requirement. Finally, click on “Save” to save the configuration
7. Now, the backup configuration is visible on your Duplicati dashboard. In order to manually run the backup click on “Run Now”
Congratulations!! You have successfully set up a Local Backup on Duplicati
Steps to perform a Google Drive Backup on Duplicati
All the steps remain same as the Local Backup except for the Backup Destination Configuration which is as shown in the below picture. Select the Storage Type as Google Drive and enter a path. This is the path on your drive where the backups to be stored. Set this path as per your requirement.
Click on AuthID to get the AuthID for your drive account. This will redirect you to login to your Gmail Account as shown below
Allow Duplicati the permissions to access your drive
Duplicati will automatically fetch the AuthID after this. Now Click on “Test Connection”
If everything is setup correctly Duplicati will request permission to create the specified path on your Drive, Click on YES
If everything works, you will see a Connection Success notification
All the remaining steps are same as that of a Local Backup
Congratulations!! You have successfully setup a Drive Backup on Duplicati
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