I want to Sync my server data to Google Cloud Storage to copy automatically using shell script. I don't know how to make script. Every time i need to use: gsutil -m rsync -d -r [Source] gs://[Bucket-name] If anyone knows the answer please help me!
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To automate the sync process use cron job:
- Create a script to run with cron $ nano backup.sh
- Paste your gsutil command in the script $ gsutil -m rsync -d -r [Source_PATH] gs://bucket-name
- Make the script executable $ chmod +x backup.sh
- Based on your use case, put the shell script (backup.sh) in one of the below folders: a) /etc/cron.daily b) /etc/cron.hourly c) /etc/cron.monthly d) /etc/cron.weekly
- If you want to run this script for a specific time then go to the terminal and type: $ crontab -e
- Then simply call out the script with cron as often as you want, for example, in midnight: 00 00 * * * /path/to/your/backup.sh
In case you are using Windows on your local server, The commands will be the same as above but make sure to use Windows path instead.
