lenn4rd / mysqlbackup-cookbook

Chef cookbook to install mysqlbackup

mysqlbackup Cookbook

This cookbook installs mysqlbackup.

Requirements

• mysql - Obviously, MySQL is required

Attributes

mysqlbackup::default

Key	Type	Description	Default
['mysqlbackup']['enable_duply']	Boolean	whether to enable duply	false
['mysqlbackup']['enable_mysql']	Boolean	whether to enable MySQL	false
['mysqlbackup']['group']	String	the group name for the system user running mysqlbackup	backup
['mysqlbackup']['mysql_password']	String	the password for the MySQL user	CHANGE_THIS_PASSWORD
['mysqlbackup']['mysql_username']	String	the username for the MySQL user	backup
['mysqlbackup']['user']	String	the username for the system user running mysqlbackup	backup
['mysqlbackup']['version']	String	the version number for mysqlbackup to install	2.7

Usage

Include mysqlbackup in your node's run_list:

{
  "name": "node",
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[mysqlbackup]"
  ]
}

Make sure you also supply the password for the MySQL root user with the node['mysql']['server_root_password'] attribute when you enabled creating a dedicated read-only user account for backup.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
6. Submit a Pull Request using Github

License and Authors

Authors: Lennard Timm