- Install Clonezilla and Necessary Tools
- To install Clonezilla, use the following command:
sudo apt install clonezilla
2. Modify the Script to Send the Backup to the Server
- Edit the script
/usr/local/bin/backup_clonezilla.shto include a line at the end that sends the backup to the server. The file should look like this:
!/bin/bash
Define local directory and image name
BACKUP_DIR=”/mnt/backup/clonezilla”
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
IMAGE_NAME=”backup-$DATE”
Create the system image automatically
sudo clonezilla-auto -o2 -icds -r -j2 -q2 -z1p -scr -sfsck -p true -s /dev/sda -d $BACKUP_DIR/$IMAGE_NAME
Send the backup to the server using rsync
SERVER_USER=”USERNAME”
SERVER_IP=”SERVER_IP”
SERVER_DIR=”/home/user/backups”
rsync -avz $BACKUP_DIR/$IMAGE_NAME $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$SERVER_DIR
3. Set Up Passwordless SSH Access
- To avoid typing the password every time, generate an SSH key and copy it to the server using the following commands:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
ssh-copy-id USERNAME@SERVER_IP
4. Schedule the Backup to Run Daily at 11:45 AM
- Open the cron configuration to schedule the script:
sudo crontab -e
Add the following line to schedule the backup:
45 11 * * * /usr/local/bin/backup_clonezilla.sh