This Go utility let's you schedule backups of your GitHub repositories. It uses the GitHub API and saves the archive of each repository to your specified directory. It leverages goroutines for concurrent backups.
You need to have Go installed and an environment compatible with Go modules.
Firstly, clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/niranjan94/github-backup.git
Next, enter the directory:
cd github-backup
Build the binary:
go build -v -o github_backup cmd/github-backup/main.go
Run the binary with environment variables:
GITHUB_BACKUP_OWNERS="<github_owners>" GITHUB_BACKUP_TOKEN="<your_token>" GITHUB_BACKUP_DIRECTORY="<backup_directory>" ./github-backup
You need to pass in a few environment variables:
GITHUB_BACKUP_OWNERS: A comma-separated list of GitHub usernames whose repositories you want to backup. Mandatory.GITHUB_BACKUP_TOKEN: Your GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT). To generate a PAT, follow this guide. The token should have thereposcope. Mandatory.GITHUB_BACKUP_DIRECTORY: The directory where the backups will be stored. The directory will be created if it doesn't exist. Mandatory.GITHUB_BACKUP_CONCURRENCY: The number of concurrent backups running. This is limited by your system's maximum number of goroutines. Defaults to 10.GITHUB_BACKUP_PERIOD_SECONDS: The backup frequency, in seconds. Defaults to86400, which is 24 hours.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.
Your contributions are always welcome! Please raise an issue or open a pull request.