Backblaze Backup Tool

This is a tool to backup files and directories to Backblaze.

Prerequisites

• Go 1.16 or higher
• Backblaze account with a bucket created
• Environment variables BB_ID and BB_KEY set with your Backblaze account ID and application key respectively

Building the Application

You can build the application using the provided Makefile.

On Linux:

make rebuild

On Windows:

You will need to have make installed. If you don't have it, you can install it through Chocolatey:

choco install make

Then you can run the same command as on Linux:

make rebuild

This will create a binary in the bin directory.

Running the Application

You can run the application directly from the command line. Here's how to do it:

./bin/backblaze-backup --bucket "your-bucket-name" --dir "/path/to/directory"

Or if you want to upload a single file:

./bin/backblaze-backup --bucket "your-bucket-name" --file "/path/to/file"

You can also use the local_run command in the Makefile to run the application with a test directory and bucket:

make local_run DIR="/home/user/test-upload" BUCKET="my-test-bucket"

This will run the application with the directory /home/user/test-upload and the bucket my-test-bucket.

Flags

--bucket: The name of your Backblaze bucket
--dir: The absolute path of the directory you want to upload to Backblaze
--file: The absolute path of the file you want to upload to Backblaze

Note: You must select just one option, dir or file.

Please replace "your-bucket-name", "/path/to/directory", and "/path/to/file" with your actual bucket name and paths.

Environment Variables

The application uses the following environment variables:

• BB_ID: Your Backblaze account ID
• BB_KEY: Your Backblaze application key

You can set these variables in your environment, or you can use a .env file in the root directory of the project. If the BACKBLAZE_ENV environment variable is set to dev, the application will load the .env file.

Syncing with Backblaze

The application uses the Sync method of the BackBlaze service to sync files or directories to Backblaze. If there's an error during the sync, the application will log the error and exit.