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+#!/bin/bash
+# Backup script for Gitea in a Kubernetes cluster
+
+# `gitea dump` is a mess that we should not touch. We write our own backup scripts instead.
+
+BACKUP_DEST='/mnt/PRIVATE_DOCS/BACKUPS/gitea'
+PASSFILE='./gitea_pass.txt'
+
+# Retrieve container names
+base_container="$( docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep 'hugit-gitea_hugit-gitea' )"
+database_container="$( docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep 'hugit-postgresql_hugit-postgresql' )"
+
+# Abort entire script if any command fails
+set -e
+
+# Enable maintenance mode
+# Flush queues
+docker exec "${base_container}" gitea manager flush-queues
+# Pause queues
+# TODO
+
+# Backup the database
+>&2 echo 'Backing up database'
+database_backupfile="gitea-sqlbkp_$( date +'%Y%m%d' ).bak"
+internal_database_backupfile="/tmp/${database_backupfile}"
+docker exec --env-file "${PASSFILE}" "${database_container}" pg_dump 'gitea' -cwv -h 'localhost' -U 'gitea' -f "${internal_database_backupfile}"
+docker cp "${database_container}":"${internal_database_backupfile}" "${BACKUP_DEST}"
+
+# Backup files
+zip -r "${BACKUP_DEST}/gitea-data_$( date +'%Y%m%d' ).zip" '/mnt/APPS/hugit'
+
+# Disable maintenance mode
+# TODO
+
+# Double check
+# gitea doctor --all --log-file /tmp/doctor.log
+# TODO