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@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Disadvantages:
Regardless of whether you're using PostgreSQL or SQLite as your GoToSocial database, it's possible to simply back up the database files directly by using something like [rclone](https://rclone.org/), or following best practices for [backing up Postgres data](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/backup.html) or [SQLite data](https://sqlite.org/backup.html).
Use the [GoToSocial CLI](cli.md#gotosocial-admin-media-list-local) to get a list of media files you need to safeguard.
Use the GoToSocial CLI's media [`list-attachments`](cli.md#gotosocial-admin-media-list-attachments) and [`list-emojis`](cli.md#gotosocial-admin-media-list-emojis) commands to get a list of media files you need to safeguard.
Advantages:
@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ hooks:
For PostgreSQL, you'll want to use `postgresql_databases` instead.
The file mentioned in `patterns_from` can be created by transforming the output from the [GoToSocial CLI](cli.md#gotosocial-admin-media-list-local). In order to generate the right patterns you can use the [`media-to-borg-patterns.py`](https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/tree/main/example/borgmatic/media-to-borg-patterns.py) script. How Borg patterns work is explained in [their documentation](https://man.archlinux.org/man/borg-patterns.1).
The file mentioned in `patterns_from` can be created by transforming the output from the GoToSocial CLI media [`list-attachments`](cli.md#gotosocial-admin-media-list-attachments) and [`list-emojis`](cli.md#gotosocial-admin-media-list-emojis) commands. In order to generate the right patterns you can use the [`media-to-borg-patterns.py`](https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/tree/main/example/borgmatic/media-to-borg-patterns.py) script. How Borg patterns work is explained in [their documentation](https://man.archlinux.org/man/borg-patterns.1).
You'll need to put that file on your GoToSocial instance and make sure the file is executable. It requires Python 3 which you will already have if you have Borg and Borgmatic installed. It only depends on the Python standard library.
@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ You'll need to put that file on your GoToSocial instance and make sure the file
For this to work reliably, you should ensure that the [storage-local-base-path](../configuration/storage.md) in your GoToSocial configuration uses an absolute path. Otherwise you'll have to tweak the paths yourself.
```sh
$ gotosocial admin media list-local | \
$ gotosocial admin media list-attachments --local-only | \
/path/to/media-to-borg-patterns.py \
<storage-local-base-path>
```
@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ If you're running Borgmatic as a systemd service, you can [create a drop-in](htt
```ini
[Service]
ExecStartPre=/path/to/gotosocial admin media list-local | /path/to/media-to-borg-patterns.py <storage-local-base-path> /etc/borgmatic/gotosocial_patterns
ExecStartPre=/path/to/gotosocial admin media list-attachments --local-only | /path/to/media-to-borg-patterns.py <storage-local-base-path> /etc/borgmatic/gotosocial_patterns
```
Documentation that's good to review:

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@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ import sys
def main():
cli = argparse.ArgumentParser(
prog="media-to-borg-patterns",
description="""Generate Borg patterns to backup media files belonging to
description="""Generate Borg patterns to backup media and emoji files belonging to
this instance. You can pass the output to Borg or Borgmatic as a patterns file.
For example: gotosocial admin media list-local | media-to-borg-patterns
For example: gotosocial admin media list-attachments --local-only | media-to-borg-patterns
<storage-local-base-path>. You can pass a second argument, the destination file, to
write the patterns in. If it's ommitted the patterns will be emitted on stdout
instead and you can redirect the output to a file yourself.
For emojis, use gotosocial admin media list-emojis --local-only | media-to-borg-patterns
instead.
""",
epilog="Be gay, do backups. Trans rights!"
)