Backup using compression and rsync

[Neso]

Hi,
thanks for the great CP!

Would it be possible, to add compression and rsync to the backup script? Right now I have made a script myself to rsync /backup directory to remote server every morning at 7:30 via cron but would love to have it built-in not hack it to every server :)

If anyone needs it, here is my very simple script:

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#!/bin/bash


# BEGIN CONFIGURATION ==========================================================

BACKUP_DIR="/backup"  # The directory in which you want backups placed
SYNC="rsync"
RSYNC_USER="username"
RSYNC_SERVER="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
RSYNC_DIR="/remote/dir/$HOSTNAME/"
RSYNC_PORT="22" # Change this if you've customized the SSH port of your backup system
# You probably won't have to change these
THE_DATE="$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')"

RSYNC_PATH="$(which rsync)"

# END CONFIGURATION ============================================================

# Announce the backup time
echo "Backup Started: $(date)"

# Rsync everything with another server
echo "------------------------------------"
echo "Sending backups to backup server..."
$RSYNC_PATH --del --progress -vaze "ssh -p $RSYNC_PORT" $BACKUP_DIR/ $RSYNC_USER@$RSYNC_SERVER:$RSYNC_DIR

# Announce the completion time
echo "------------------------------------"
echo "Backup Completed: $(date)"