ruby script/plugin install http://backup-fu.googlecode.com/svn/backup_fu/

The 'aws-s3' gem is required for backup_fu to function properly. Install with:

sudo gem install aws-s3

Run the following to copy over the example backup_fu.yml config file:

rake backup_fu:setup

This copies the example config file to: config/backup_fu.yml.

Usage
=====

For the list of available rake tasks:

rake -T backup_fu

Backing up your database:

rake backup

Dumping your database:

rake backup_fu:dump

Backing up your static files:

rake backup_fu:static:backup

Backing up both your database + static files:

rake backup_fu:all

Advanced Configuration
======================

See vendor/plugins/backup_fu/config/backup_fu.yml.advanced_example for the list of advanced configuration options.

Advanced options include:
* specify static path(s) that should be backed up -- i.e. backup your entire 'public/static' directory
* change default dump path from RAILS_ROOT/tmp/backup to whatever
* specify fully-qualified 'mysqldump' path
* disable tar/gzipping of database dump
* enable 'nice' with level specification to prevent backup_fu from bogarding your server

Cronjob Installation
====================

Here are some cron job examples.

Backup just the database everyday at 1am

	0 1 * * * cd /apps/foo/current; RAILS_ENV=production rake backup > /dev/null

Backup db + static @ 2am every 3 days, log the results to ~/backup.log (verbosity should be turned on if logging results)

  0 2 1-31/3  * * cd /u/apps/shanti.railsblog/current; RAILS_ENV=production rake backup_fu:all >> ~/backup.log

Debugging
=========

--- Enabling Verbosity

If you are experiencing any difficulties, the first thing you should do is enable verbosity by dropping this into config/backup_fu.yml:

verbose: true

There is currently no advanced documentation for this plugin.