Automating FTP Backups in Linux

This is a simple backup script for Linux dedicated servers to back up a specific directory and all of it’s sub directories and save them in your backup FTP storage, organized by date.

1. Download lftp using the command: yum install lftp (CentOS) or apt-get install lftp (Debian and Ubuntu)

2. Have a directory in the root of the back up FTP named “backup”

3. Modify the script below with your credentials and settings:

#!/bin/bash ### FTP login credentials below ### FTPU=“FTP-Username” FTPP=“FTP-Password” FTPS=“FTP-IP-Address”

NOW=$(date +“%d-%m-%Y”)

### local directory to backup ### FILE=“/DIR-to-Backup”### Login to remote server ### ### No need to edit any of the fields below ### ### Default DIR is backup ### lftp -u $FTPU,$FTPP -e “cd backup;mkdir $NOW;cd $NOW;mirror -R $FILE /backup/$NOW;quit” $FTPS

4. Save the script as backup.sh and run “chmod +x ./backup.sh” to make into an executable.

5. run the back up script by typing ./backup.sh

The script can be scheduled as a cron job for automated backups on a specific frequency.

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