deKoning / heavy_script

Bash script for managing Truenas SCALE applications

heavy_script

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HeavySetup - Further In-Depth Explanation

Table of contents:

• Arguments
• Examples
• How to Install
• How to Update
• Creating a Cron Job
• Additional Information

Arguments

Flag	Example	Parameter	Description
NULL	NULL	NULL	If you choose not to supply an option, it will open the menu for easier access to the utilities
--self-update	--self-update	None	Updates HeavyScript prior to running it You no longer need to git pull
--delete-backup	--delete-backup	None	Opens a menu to delete backups Useful if you need to delete old system backups or backups from other scripts
--restore	--restore	None	Restore HeavyScript specific ix-applications dataset snapshot
--mount	--mount	None	Initiates mounting feature Choose between unmounting and mounting PVC data
--dns	--dns	None	list all of your applications DNS names and their web ports
-U	-U -U 5	None or Integer	Update applications, ignoring major version changes Optionally, you can supply a number after the argument to update multiple applications at once
-u	-u -u 5	None or Integer	Update applications, do NOT update if there was a major version change Optionally, you can supply a number after the argument to update multiple applications at once
-b	-b 10	Integer	Backup ix-appliactions dataset Creates backups up to the number you've chosen
-i	-i nextcloud -i sonarr	String	Applications listed will be ignored during updating List one application after another as shown in the example
-r	-r	None	Monitors applications after they update If the app does not become "ACTIVE" after either: The custom Timeout, or Default Timeout, rollback the application.
-v	-v	None	Verbose Output Look at the bottom of this page for an example
-S	-S	None	Shutdown the application prior to updating it
-t	-t 150	Integer	Set a custom timeout to be used with either: -m Time the script will wait for application to be "STOPPED" or -(u|U) Time the script will wait for application to be either "STOPPED" or "ACTIVE"
-s	-s	None	Sync Catalogs prior to updating
-p	-p	None	Prune old/unused docker images

Examples

Typical Cron Job

bash heavy_script.sh --self-update -b 10 -i portainer -i arch -i sonarr -i radarr -t 600 -rsp -u 5

-b is set to 10. Up to 10 snapshots of your ix-applications dataset will be saved

-i is set to ignore portainer, arch, sonarr, and radarr. These applications will be ignored when it comes to updates.

-t I set it to 600 seconds, this means the script will wait 600 seconds for the application to become ACTIVE before timing out and continuing to a different application.

-r Will rollback applications if they fail to deploy after updating.

-s will just sync the repositories, ensuring you are downloading the latest updates.

-p Prune docker images.

-u update applications as long as the major version has absolutely no change, if it does have a change it will ask the user to update manually.

The 5 after the -u means up to 5 applications will be updating and monitored at one time

--self-update Will update the script prior to running anything else.

Mounting PVC Data

bash /mnt/tank/scripts/heavy_script.sh -t 300 --mount

Restoring ix-applications dataset

bash /mnt/tank/scripts/heavy_script/heavy_script.sh --restore

Deleting Backups

bash /mnt/tank/scripts/heavy_script/heavy_script.sh --delete-backup

List All DNS Names

bash /mnt/tank/scripts/heavy_script/heavy_script.sh --dns

My personal Cron Job

bash /mnt/speed/scripts/heavy_script/heavy_script.sh --self-update -b 10 -rsp -u 10

How to Install

Create a Scripts Dataset

I created a scripts dataset on my Truenas SCALE system, this is where all my scripts will remain.

Open a Terminal

Change Directory to your scripts folder

cd /mnt/speed/scripts

Git Clone Heavy_Script

git clone https://github.com/Heavybullets8/heavy_script.git

Change Directory to Heavy_Script folder

cd heavy_script

From here, you can just run Heavy_Script with bash heavy_script.sh -ARGUMENTS

Note: chmod +x is NOT required. Doing this will break the git pull (or self update) function. Just run the script with bash heavy_script.sh

How to Update

Manually

Open a Terminal

Change Directory to your heavy_script folder

cd /mnt/speed/scripts/heavy_script

git pull

git pull

Update with the scripts built-in option

bash heavyscript.sh --self-update -b 10 -supr

The important argument here is the --self-update, you can still use all of your same arguments with this option.

Creating a Cron Job

1. TrueNAS SCALE GUI
2. System Settings
3. Advanced
4. Cron Jobs
   1. Click Add

Name	Value	Reason
Description	HeavyScript git pull and Update apps	This is up to you, put whatever you think is a good description in here
Command	bash /PATH/TO/HEAVY_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY/heavy_script.sh --self-update -b 10 -rsup	This is the command you will be running on your schedule I personally use: bash /mnt/speed/scripts/heavy_script/heavy_script.sh --self-update -b 10 -rsup
Run As User	root	Running the script as root is REQUIRED. You cannot access all of the kubernetes functions without this user.
Schedule	Up to you, I run mine everyday at 0400	Again up to you
Hide Standard Output	False or Unticked	I like to receive an email report of how the script ran, what apps updated etc.
Hide Standard Error	False or Unticked	I want to see any errors that occur
Enabled	True or Ticked	This will Enable the script to run on your schedule

Additional Information

Verbose vs Non-Verbose

• Verbose used bash heavy_script.sh -b 5 -Srupv
• Non-Verbose used bash heavy_script.sh -b 5 -Srup

Verbose	Non-Verbose