SnipitRepo/Linux/Proxmox/PVE-BackupToPBS/ReadMe.md

Instalation

PVE Setup

Put the following files on the Proxmox-VE server

• pxarexclude as `/.pxarexclude
• BackupScipt.sh as /opt/PVEtoPBS.sh
• Backup.service as /etc/systemd/system/PVEtoPBS.service
• Backup.timer as /etc/systemd/system/PVEtoPBS.timer

Edit /opt/PVEtoPBS.sh to configure the backups.
Edit /etc/systemd/system/PVEtoPBS.timer to set-up the schedule the backups,
change OnCalendar (examples yearly,monthly,weekly,daily,hourly or *-01-01 00:00:00)

Run systemctl enable --now PVEtoPBS.timer.
To run a backup now run systemctl start PVEtoPBS.service or bash /opt/PVEtoPBS.sh

PBS Setup

using name space for PVE with nested 1 for hostname, This is done for permission managment

Required permission for api token/user

Used for?	Path	Role
Basic usage	/system/status	Audit
Creating backups	/datastore/<datastoreName>/PVE-Hosts/PVE-Hostname	DatastoreBackup
Creating and purging backups	/datastore/<datastoreName>/PVE-Hosts/PVE-Hostname	DatastorePowerUser
Run garbage collection	/datastore/<datastoreName>	DatastoreAdmin

Source/Inspriration

• https://github.com/DerDanilo/proxmox-stuff/blob/master/prox_config_backup.sh
• https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html