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Backy is a tool for automating data backup and remote command execution. It can work over SSH, and provides completion and failure notifications, error reporting, and more.

Why the name Backy? Because I wanted an app for backups.

View the [changelog here](https://git.andrewnw.xyz/CyberShell/backy/src/branch/master/CHANGELOG.md).

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## Features

- Allows easy configuration of executable commands

- Allows for commands to be run on many hosts over SSH

- Commands can be grouped in list to run in specific order

- Notifications on completion and failure

- Run in cron mode

- For any command, especially backup commands
v0.3.0 * Getting environment variables and passwords from Vault (not tested yet) * Vault configuration to config (not tested yet) * Ability to run scripts from file on local machine on the remote host * Ability to get ouput in the notification of a list for individual commands or all commands * Make SSH connections close after all commands have been run; reuse previous connections if needed 2023-07-02 02:46:54 +00:00			`+++`
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			`Backy is a tool for automating data backup and remote command execution. It can work over SSH, and provides completion and failure notifications, error reporting, and more.`

			`Why the name Backy? Because I wanted an app for backups.`

update changelog and add link in docs 2024-11-20 05:56:09 +00:00			`View the [changelog here](https://git.andrewnw.xyz/CyberShell/backy/src/branch/master/CHANGELOG.md).`

v0.3.0 * Getting environment variables and passwords from Vault (not tested yet) * Vault configuration to config (not tested yet) * Ability to run scripts from file on local machine on the remote host * Ability to get ouput in the notification of a list for individual commands or all commands * Make SSH connections close after all commands have been run; reuse previous connections if needed 2023-07-02 02:46:54 +00:00			`{{% notice tip %}}`
			`Feel free to open a [PR](https://git.andrewnw.xyz/CyberShell/backy/pulls), raise an [issue](https://git.andrewnw.xyz/CyberShell/backy/issues "Open a Gitea Issue")(s), or request new feature(s).`
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			`## Features`

			`- Allows easy configuration of executable commands`

			`- Allows for commands to be run on many hosts over SSH`

			`- Commands can be grouped in list to run in specific order`

			`- Notifications on completion and failure`

			`- Run in cron mode`

			`- For any command, especially backup commands`