RDS Backup

This gem backs up RDS databases to different cloud providers, granting an extra level of mind peacefulness.

Installation

rds_backup should be run as a command line tool, so it makes sense to install it globally

$ gem install rds_backup

Usage

rds_backup expects a config.yml file on the folder it is run, here is a sample.

Currently, you need a Google Cloud account with access to Cloud Storage. Sign up here and get your credentials here under the section "Interoperable Access".

AWS credentials with access to SES and a Hipchat Room token from API v2 are also required at this time.

Then, simply run the gem's binary:

$ rds_backup

Cron Usage

This tool is usually scheduled in cron, below is an example

0 3 * * * . $HOME/.profile; cd $HOME/rds_backup && rds_backup >> /var/log/rds_backup/rds_backup.log 2>&1

Roadmap

• Tests
• Multiple cloud providers (we're already using fog)
• More yell adapters (Slack, Campfire, IRC, etc)
• More flexibe rules on backups to keep (à la ec2-expire-snapshots)

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request