A simple docker container for automating syncing of a directory on ec2 instances. Access to s3 buckets should be provided through IAM roles.
SYNC-LOCAL-DIRECTORY=<local directory to backup>
SYNC_S3_BUCKET=<s3 bucket to backup to>
SYNC_BACKUP_SCHEDULE=<cron backup schedule to use>
SYNC_RESTORE_SCHEDULE=<cron restore schedule to use>
# Backup /var/log to s3 every 2 minutes and restore every 1
docker run \
-v /var/log:/var/log \
-e SYNC_LOCAL_DIRECTORY=/var/log \
-e SYNC_SCKET=some-test-bucket \
-e SYNC_RESTORE_SCHEDULE='*/1 * * * *' \
-e SYNC_BACKUP_SCHEDULE='*/2 * * * *' \
--name s3sync registry.service.dsd.io/platforms/s3sync:master.latest