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Upload backup to server
=======================

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> ℹ️ **Info**: This script can not be used on its own but requires the base
> installation. See [main README](../README.md) for details.

Description
-----------

This script uploads binary backup (`/system/backup/save`) and complete
configuration export (`/export terse show-sensitive`) to external server.

> ⚠️ **Warning**: The used command can hit errors that a script can not handle.
> This may result in script termination (where no notification is sent) or
> malfunction of fetch command (where all up- and downloads break) for some
> time. Failed notifications are queued then.

### Sample notification

![backup-upload notification](backup-upload.d/notification.svg)

Requirements and installation
-----------------------------

Just install the script:

    $ScriptInstallUpdate backup-upload;

Configuration
-------------

The configuration goes to `global-config-overlay`, these are the parameters:

* `BackupSendBinary`: whether to send binary backup
* `BackupSendExport`: whether to send configuration export
* `BackupPassword`: password to encrypt the backup with
* `BackupRandomDelay`: delay up to amount of seconds when run from scheduler
* `BackupUploadUrl`: url to upload to
* `BackupUploadUser`: username for server authentication
* `BackupUploadPass`: password for server authentication

Also notification settings are required for e-mail,
[matrix](mod/notification-matrix.md) and/or
[telegram](mod/notification-telegram.md).

### Issues with SFTP client

The RouterOS SFTP client is picky if it comes to authentication methods.
I had to disable all but password authentication on server side. For openssh
edit `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` and add a directive like this, changed for your
needs:

    Match User mikrotik
        AuthenticationMethods password

Usage and invocation
--------------------

Just run the script:

    /system/script/run backup-upload;

Creating a scheduler may be an option:

    /system/scheduler/add interval=1w name=backup-upload on-event="/system/script/run backup-upload;" start-time=09:25:00;

See also
--------

* [Upload backup to Mikrotik cloud](backup-cloud.md)
* [Send backup via e-mail](backup-email.md)
* [Save configuration to fallback partition](doc/backup-partition.md)

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