GM-ZIP+SIGN_BACKUPS(8)

💾 gm-zip+sign_backups — like, the manual page (section 8, System Manager's Manual, bestie) ✨

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🎀 NAME 🎀

gm-zip+sign_backups — pack and sign backups of GNUmed databases. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gm-zip+sign_backups

no flags, no arguments, no drama. she just runs. iconic behaviour honestly 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so listen. the gm-zip+sign_backups script compresses and signs GNUmed database backups. zip it, sign it, done, slay 💖

and ngl it is a really good idea to use it in a daily cron/anacron job so that your GNUmed patient data stay safe against data loss. like, this is not a vibe suggestion, this is the whole point. protect the data. periodt 🔥

and the best part? the Debian GNU/Linux packaged version of the GNUmed server installs such a cron job by default. so if you're on that, congrats, you're already thriving, no extra setup needed 👑

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🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

anacron

you can add the following line to a system's /etc/anacrontab to make sure it creates daily database backups for GNUmed:

1 15 gnumed-<your-company>-sign-backups /usr/bin/gm-zip+sign_backups.sh

cron

add the following line to a crontab file to sign database backups at 12:47 and 19:47 every day:

47 12,19 * * * * /usr/bin/gm-zip+sign_backups.sh

PROCMAIL

it is useful to have a PROCMAIL rule for the digital notary server replies, piping them into the storage area where the backups are kept. very much giving "keep your receipts" energy 🧚

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• gm-backup_database(8)
• /etc/gnumed/gnumed-backup.conf
• anacron(8)
• cron(8)

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

this manual page was written by Karsten Hilbert, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). absolute legend, we love a generous author 🫶

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also like… please actually schedule this?? a backup script nobody runs is just a very pretty script sitting there. do not let that be your story 😭

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and that's the page!! GNUmed database backup zip+sign, 2011 May 10th — yeah, she's been out here being reliable since 2011 and she's still serving 💖✨🎀 bye bestie, go back up your databases fr fr 💅