myBackUpTool

An automated backup utility for Linux with Google Drive integration.

Features

• Cloud Integration: Uploads securely to Google Drive (or any rclone provider).
• Unified Dashboard: Real-time log streaming inside an animated progress bar.
• Smart Zipping: Compresses folders individually with clean, relative paths.
• Expert Ignores: Exclude heavy folders like node_modules or .git with a checklist UI.
• Detailed Logging: Captures specific error messages for easy debugging.
• Scheduled Backups: Built-in cron scheduler managed via Settings.
• Telegram Notifications: Instant alerts for successful backups (v1.5.0).

Installation

1. Dependencies:
   • Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): sudo apt install dialog zip rclone
   • macOS (Homebrew): brew install dialog zip rclone
   • Windows (WSL): Install a Linux distro and use apt.
2. Run:

   chmod +x myBackUpTool.sh
   ./myBackUpTool.sh

Configuration

1. Cloud Setup: Go to Settings > Setup Cloud Access and follow the wizard to add your Google Drive (name it gdrive).
2. Select Remote: Go to Settings > Remote, pick your provider, and optionally set a destination folder (default: myBackUpTool_Data).
3. Add Directories: Go to Dirs > Add and browse to the folders you want to back up.
4. Automation: Go to Settings > Automation to enable daily backups via cron.
5. Notifications: Go to Settings > Notifications to configure Telegram alerts (Bot Token & Chat ID).

Compatibility

This tool is designed to work on:

• Linux: Native support on most distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, etc.).
• macOS: Fully functional via Terminal (requires Homebrew dependencies).
• Windows: Works seamlessly via WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or Cygwin.

Usage

• Interactive: Select Backup fro the main menu.
• Automated: Run ./myBackUpTool.sh --backup-all (great for cron jobs).

Themes

Change the look in Settings > Theme:

• Matrix (Green/Black)
• Retro (Amber/Black)
• Dracula (Purple/Dark)
• Oceanic (Cyan/Blue)
• Solarized Dark (Yellow/Blue/Base03)
• Monokai Pro (Pink/Green/Dark)
• Synthwave '84 (Neon Purple/Blue)

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Created by: not_jarod