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pihole backup script
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gistfile1.txt
#!/bin/bash
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
BACKUP_DIR="/home/pi/pihole-backups/$DATE"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
sudo cp -r /etc/pihole "$BACKUP_DIR/"
sudo cp -r /etc/dnsmasq.d "$BACKUP_DIR/"
# run as cronjob
# 0 2 * * * /home/pi/pihole-backup.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
# Backup File Tree
# pihole-backup/
# ├── pihole/
# │ ├── setupVars.conf
# │ ├── custom.list
# │ └── pihole-FTL.db
# ├── dnsmasq.d/
# │ ├── 100-local-lan.conf
# │ └── 05-pihole-custom-cname.conf
# rsync backups to network storage
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