[arm-allstar] Google Drive backups and restores

[Sean McCarthy]

Yes, excellent feature.


On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 10:32 AM "NV6V via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> What a great feature...thanks, Doug!  It works fine!
>
> ---
> Andy Thomas, NV6V
>
>
> On 2019-03-25 20:42, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > I have placed a howto at the hamvoip.org web page on setting up your
> > Google
> > drive on your Allstar server. It is a relatively simple procedure. If
> > you
> > already have a Google account it should take no more than a few minutes
> > to
> > do. If you do not have a Google account you will need to establish one
> > to
> > use this feature. Accounts are free and the free storage level is 15Gb
> > including your email and other Goggle services. More space can be
> > purchased
> > if necessary but the 15Gb should be adequate for the majority of users.
> >
> > Also two new scripts have been added in an update today. Use the admin
> > menu
> > item 1 to update.
> >
> > google-backup.sh  and google-restore.sh
> >
> > google-backup.sh  will backup files that are described in
> > /usr/local/etc/backup.conf, compress them in a tar file and upload them
> > to
> > your Google drive.
> >
> > google-restore.sh will present a list in several ways where you can
> > select
> > files to download from your Goggle drive.
> >
> > Both of these scripts and the gdrive commands are described in the
> > howto.
> > Users can directly use the gdrive commands to upload and download files
> > but
> > since the commands are not always conventional you must refer to the
> > documentation and link in the howto.
> >
> > gdrive often reports errors about exceeding rates, etc. when issuing
> > manual
> > commands. In these cases just "up arrow" and repeat the command as many
> > times as it takes to complete. It usually takes no more than 2 or 3
> > times.
> > This is hidden in the backup and restore scripts but you will see some
> > delay at times for uploads and downloads.
> >
> >
> > *73 Doug*
> >
> > *WA3DSP*
> >
> > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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