How to Setup rsnapshot in Ubuntu 22

This post is abut setup rsnapshot in your ubuntu. Please adjust the configuration per your needs.

1. Install rsnapshot:

   sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install rsnapshot

2. Create a configuration file for rsnapshot:

   sudo cp /etc/rsnapshot.conf /etc/rsnapshot.conf.bak sudo nano /etc/rsnapshot.conf

3. Set the following variables in the configuration file:

   config_version 1.2 snapshot_root /mnt/backup no_create_root 1 cmd_cp /bin/cp cmd_rm /bin/rm cmd_rsync /usr/bin/rsync cmd_ssh /usr/bin/ssh cmd_logger /usr/bin/logger retain daily 7 retain weekly 4 retain monthly 6

4. Set up a cron job to run rsnapshot at a specific time.

To edit the crontab file, run:

crontab -e

Add the following line at the bottom of the file to run rsnapshot every day at 3:00 AM:

0 3 * * * rsnapshot daily

1. Save and close the crontab file.

2. Test the configuration by manually running rsnapshot:

   rsnapshot daily

This will create a snapshot of your system in the snapshot_root directory specified in the configuration file.

You can now set up rsnapshot to run automatically on a schedule, according to your backup needs.