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<h1 class="toc-header" id="automatically-transfer-proxmox-backup-to-external-disk"> automatically transfer proxmox backup to external disk</h1> <h1>automatically transfer proxmox backup to external disk</h1>
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<!DOCTYPE html> <p>i want to regularly transfer proxmox backup files on an external hard disk. how can I automatize the copying of the backup file such that every day at 4 am in order to just copy files that are not already available in the destination? provide the answer in markup formatting.</p>
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<head> <h5>ChatGPT said:</h5>
<title>Automating Proxmox Backup Transfer</title> <p>&nbsp;</p>
</head> <p>You can automate the backup transfer process using a <strong>cron job</strong> that runs every day at 4 AM. This cron job can use the <code>rsync</code> command to copy the backup files from the Proxmox server to the external hard disk, ensuring that only new or modified files are transferred.</p>
<body> <p>Here's how you can set it up:</p>
<h1>Automating Proxmox Backup Transfer to an External Hard Disk</h1> <h3>1. Mount the External Hard Disk</h3>
<p>Ensure that your external hard disk is mounted on a specific directory, for example <code>/mnt/external_backup</code>. You can add an entry in your <code>/etc/fstab</code> to automatically mount the external hard drive on boot.</p>
<p>You can automate the backup transfer process using a <strong>cron job</strong> that runs every day at 4 AM. This cron job will use the <code>rsync</code> command to copy the backup files from the Proxmox server to the external hard disk, ensuring that only new or modified files are transferred.</p> <p>bash</p>
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<h2>1. Mount the External Hard Disk</h2> <p><code>UUID=&lt;your_disk_uuid&gt; /mnt/external_backup ext4 defaults 0 2
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<p>Ensure that your external hard disk is mounted on a specific directory, for example <code>/mnt/external_backup</code>. You can add an entry in your <code>/etc/fstab</code> to automatically mount the external hard drive on boot:</p> <p>Replace <code>&lt;your_disk_uuid&gt;</code> with the actual UUID of your external hard drive, which you can find by running:</p>
<p>bash</p>
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UUID=&lt;your_disk_uuid&gt; /mnt/external_backup ext4 defaults 0 2 <p><code>lsblk -f
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<h3>2. Create the Cron Job</h3>
<p>Replace <code>&lt;your_disk_uuid&gt;</code> with the actual UUID of your external hard drive. You can find it by running:</p>
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lsblk -f
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<h2>2. Create the Cron Job</h2>
<p>To create the cron job that will run every day at 4 AM, follow these steps:</p> <p>To create the cron job that will run every day at 4 AM, follow these steps:</p>
<p>Open the cron file for editing:</p>
<ol> <p>bash</p>
<li>Open the cron file for editing:</li> <p>Copy code</p>
<pre> <p><code>crontab -e
crontab -e </code></p>
</pre> <p>Add the following line to schedule the backup task at 4 AM every day:</p>
<p>bash</p>
<li>Add the following line to schedule the backup task at 4 AM every day:</li> <p>Copy code</p>
<pre> <pre><code class="language-python">0 4 * * * rsync -av --ignore-existing /path/to/proxmox/backups/ /mnt/external_backup/
0 4 * * * rsync -av --ignore-existing /path/to/proxmox/backups/ /mnt/external_backup/ </code></pre>
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<h3>Explanation of the <code>rsync</code> Command:</h3> <h3>Explanation of the <code>rsync</code> Command:</h3>
<ul> <ul>
<li><code>-a</code>: Archive mode, which preserves permissions, times, symbolic links, etc.</li> <li><code>-a</code>: Archive mode, which preserves permissions, times, symbolic links, etc.</li>
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<li><code>/path/to/proxmox/backups/</code>: Replace this with the actual path to your Proxmox backup files.</li> <li><code>/path/to/proxmox/backups/</code>: Replace this with the actual path to your Proxmox backup files.</li>
<li><code>/mnt/external_backup/</code>: Replace this with the path where your external hard drive is mounted.</li> <li><code>/mnt/external_backup/</code>: Replace this with the path where your external hard drive is mounted.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<h3>Example Cron Job Entry:</h3>
<h2>Example Cron Job Entry:</h2> <p>bash</p>
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<pre> <p><code>0 4 * * * rsync -av --ignore-existing /var/lib/vz/dump/ /mnt/external_backup/
0 4 * * * rsync -av --ignore-existing /var/lib/vz/dump/ /mnt/external_backup/ </code></p>
</pre> <p>This cron job will run at 4 AM every day, copying only new or modified backup files from <code>/var/lib/vz/dump/</code> (default Proxmox backup directory) to <code>/mnt/external_backup/</code> (the external hard disk).</p>
<h3>3. Check Cron Job Status</h3>
<p>This cron job will run at 4 AM every day, copying only new or modified backup files from <code>/var/lib/vz/dump/</code> (the default Proxmox backup directory) to <code>/mnt/external_backup/</code> (the external hard disk).</p>
<h2>3. Check Cron Job Status</h2>
<p>After adding the cron job, you can verify that it's been added by running:</p> <p>After adding the cron job, you can verify that it's been added by running:</p>
<p>bash</p>
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crontab -l <p><code>crontab -l
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<p>This will list all the active cron jobs for the current user.</p> <p>This will list all the active cron jobs for the current user.</p>
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>With this setup, the backup files from Proxmox will automatically be copied to your external hard disk every day at 4 AM, and only files that are not already present on the destination will be transferred. This ensures efficient use of time and storage space.</p>
<p>With this setup, the backup files from Proxmox will automatically be copied to your external hard disk every day at 4 AM. Only files that are not already present on the destination will be transferred, ensuring efficient use of time and storage space.</p>
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