Debian Backup Script

March 2, 2009 · By Stephen Reese

The script is available on [Github]](https://github.com/rsreese/debian-update-script). It can update a Debian system through APT, back up selected filesystems and databases, and transfer the resulting archives to a remote system over SSH.

Updates Debian packages using APT.
Creates local filesystem backups.
Transfers backups to remote systems over SSH.
Creates MySQL database backups.
Supports encrypted backup archives.
Records system information, including disk usage and network statistics.
Writes activity and error information to a log file.