Iocage Backup questions - Automation

[Dellyjoe]

Hello everyone,
I have a question that came form this website, For me I don't really understand how to edit the code that is shown in the example, I know it looks simple but I need a little extra help... I always seem I need it.

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I'm just simply trying to backup radarr, and this is for an example.

Code:

#!/bin/bash

echo "---Starting Backup of FreeNAS Jails---" >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
echo $(date) >> /mnt/ssd/logs/Jail.log

#Jail #1 Backup
echo "Backing Up Jail" >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
echo $(date) >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
iocage stop [radarr] >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
iocage export [radarr] >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
iocage start [radarr] >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
echo "...Deleting old backups" >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
echo $(date) >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
rm /mnt/Backups/[radarr]* >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
echo "...Moving current backup to stotage folders" >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
echo $(date) >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log
mv -v /mnt/[radarr]/iocage/images/[radarr]* /mnt/Backups/[radarr] >> /mnt/data/logs/Jail.log

The writer talks about replacing the file locations with the appropriate location, now what does that really mean, I have two Tanks named Tank1, and Tank2, the Iocage radarr is in Tank2, do i need to change it so it says /mnt/Tank2/data/logs/radarr.log

or do i need to create all these folders ? in my /mnt/Tank2?

Thank you for all the help,
Joe

 

[Dellyjoe]

Anyone have an idea ?


Thank you in advanced,
Joe

 

[garm]

Where do you want the log file?

 

[Dellyjoe]

@garm Well I can make a folder for logs, but atm I really don't know,

But from your question it seems that I need to make a folder for the logs and then change the path and the script will make a log file at the end of the the export.

So I guess I will just make a folder where the logs can go into.
Does that make sense?

Joe

 

[Dellyjoe]

Hey Everyone,

I gave this a shot and didn't have much luck, What am i doing wrong?

Here is the file that I want to run,

Next is the CRON job in GUI in freenas.

is the CRON job being a text jail making it not able to run as a CRON?


let me know what you think, I'm really new at this so any advance would be great, this is just a test for one of my jails i have 6 more but will not create the file until I know it works.


Thank you for reading,
Joe

 

[Dellyjoe]

figured it out by simplifying it and adding to the command line iocage stop Mineos; iocage export Mineos; iocage start Mineos;

Posting for other new users
Joe