unkwn1-repo / backpack-backup

A directory backup tool written in python

Backpack.py - Encrypted Backups Made Easy.

backpack.py is a python3 module used to encrypt and backup a directory or file for a specified GPG address. It can be run on it's own as a shell script or imported as a python module.

Example usage as follows below:

Used as a console script

$ backpack -p ~/Documents/test -d /Volumes/EXT -e [e-mail]
# Output
$ before-backup.zip: encryption ok
$ SUCCESS! Backup File: /Volumes/EXT/before-backup.zip.gpg

Imported backup python function

from backpack.backpack import backup

backup(p, d, e)

Installation Methods

Note: It's important you have they GPG key you want to encrypt your data for already installed to ~/.gnupg. Later versions will offer to generate if not found.

• Or, potentially forgo GPG for a dynamic keypair ¯\(ツ)/¯

Pip

pip install Backpack-Backup

Source

git clone https://github.com/jessefogarty/backpack-backup.git
cd backpack-backup
python3 setup.py install

Source 2

git clone https://github.com/jessefogarty/backpack-backup.git
cd backpack-backup
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 -m backpack

Requirements

• Python 3
• GnuPG
  • GPG key created (How To)

Version

• 0.0.2 Current (Alpha)
  • 0.0.2-1 (development)

Contact

• e-mail: [e-mail]
• Twitter: @twitterhandle