[HOW TO] Multiple directories one button backup

[pcnberlin]

Just searched the forum but found only feature-requests for multiple folders backup:

http://forum.asustor.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2422
http://forum.asustor.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2422

I wanted that feature too, so after some hours searching for a solution I found one. The bad news is that the backup-function is a hard-coded binary, so we have to work with what asustor gives us. So here is the fix:

1) Create a new Shared folder, you can name it Backups and hide it from network
2) Create Subfolders named like the folders you want to backup
3) Log in by ssh
4) create a new init-script:

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#!/bin/sh -e
# Mount folders to backup in /volume1/Backps

mount --bind /volume1/FOLDER1/ /volume1/Backup/FOLDER2/
mount --bind /volume1/FOLDER2/ /volume1/Backup/FOLDER2/
mount --bind /volume1/FOLDER3/ /volume1/Backup/FOLDER3/

# Only to avoid some stupid user to delete all data
mount -o remount,ro,bind /volume1/Backup/FOLDER1/
mount -o remount,ro,bind /volume1/Backup/FOLDER2/
mount -o remount,ro,bind /volume1/Backup/FOLDER3/

exit 0

5) Add /Backup/ to the one touch backup from web-interface

Reboot & have fun

[matock]

+1

Very thank you pncberlin for your post. Elegant solution, indeed.
I'm a Linux beginner: where and how exactly I put my init-script?

Regards,
matock

[matock]

+1

Very thank you pncberlin for your post. Elegant solution, indeed.
I'm a Linux beginner: where and how exactly I put my init-script?

Regards,
matock

I reply myself!
see http://forum.asustor.com/viewtopic.php? ... nit+script

[Harybald]

1) Create a new Shared folder, you can name it Backups and hide it from network
2) Create Subfolders named like the folders you want to backup
3) Log in by ssh
4) create a new init-script: