docker-volume-backup/README.md

docker-volume-backup

This script backups all docker-volumes with the help of rsync.

Backup

Execute:

./docker-volume-backup.sh

Optional a directory for the backup folder can be defined:

./docker-volume-backup.sh /tmp

Test

Delete the volume.

docker rm -f container-name
docker volume rm volume-name

Recover the volume:

docker volume create volume-name
docker run --rm -v volume-name:/recover/ -v ~/backup/:/backup/ "kevinveenbirkenbach/alpine-rsync" sh -c "rsync -avv /backup/ /recover/"

Restart the container.

More information

See https://blog.ssdnodes.com/blog/docker-backup-volumes/.