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This HowTo describes a simple way to backup your SME Server remotely using cURL and requires no changes to your SME Server. Further, cURL requires no user interaction and can be scripted or automated using cron to perform regular backups. If the file system the backup is sent to is large file enabled (not DOS) this is also a fairly reliable way to get a desktop style backup > 4GB.

This HowTo describes a simple way to backup your SME Server remotely using cURL and requires no changes to your SME Server. Further, cURL requires no user interaction and can be scripted or automated using cron to perform regular backups. If the file system the backup is sent to is large file enabled (not DOS) this is also a fairly reliable way to get a desktop style backup > 4GB.

The following is updated, tested and confirmed for SME Server 9

The following is updated, tested and confirmed for SME Server 9  

'''Please note an update around Q1 2017 has broken this. I will update if and when I find a workaround'''

'''With an updated to SME Server 9.1 circa Q1 2017 it became necessary to add a -F back= argument to the login curl the below has been updated to reflect this.'''

===Pre-Requisites===

===Pre-Requisites===

These two actions map to the following cURL commands:

These two actions map to the following cURL commands:

   

   

  curl -s -k -b ~/.sme_cookies -c ~/.sme_cookies -F username='admin' -F password='your_password' \

  curl -s -k -b ~/.sme_cookies -c ~/.sme_cookies -F username='admin' -F password='your_password' -F <nowiki>back='https://your_sme_server/'</nowiki> \

         <nowiki>https://your_sme_server/server-common/cgi-bin/login</nowiki>

         <nowiki>https://your_sme_server/server-common/cgi-bin/login</nowiki>

   

   

  #!/bin/sh

  #!/bin/sh

   

   

  curl -s -k -b ~/.sme_cookies -c ~/.sme_cookies -F username=admin -F "password=<~/sme_password" \

  curl -s -k -b ~/.sme_cookies -c ~/.sme_cookies -F username=admin -F "password=<~/sme_password" -F <nowiki>back='https://snoopy/'</nowiki> \

         <nowiki>https://snoopy/server-common/cgi-bin/login</nowiki> && \

         <nowiki>https://snoopy/server-common/cgi-bin/login</nowiki> && \

  curl -f -s -k -b ~/.sme_cookies -H 'Expect:' -F function=desktop-backup -F state=perform \

  curl -f -s -k -b ~/.sme_cookies -H 'Expect:' -F function=desktop-backup -F state=perform \

For Example:

For Example:

  curl -s -k -x stargate:3128 -b ~/.sme_cookies -c ~/.sme_cookies -F username=admin \

  curl -s -k -x stargate:3128 -b ~/.sme_cookies -c ~/.sme_cookies -F username=admin \

         -F "password=<~/sme_password" <nowiki>https://snoopy/server-common/cgi-bin/login</nowiki> && \

         -F "password=<~/sme_password" <nowiki>-F back='https://snoopy/' https://snoopy/server-common/cgi-bin/login</nowiki> && \

  curl -f -s -k -x stargate:3128 -b ~/.sme_cookies -F function=desktop-backup -H "Expect:" -F state=perform \

  curl -f -s -k -x stargate:3128 -b ~/.sme_cookies -F function=desktop-backup -H "Expect:" -F state=perform \

         <nowiki>https://snoopy/server-manager/cgi-bin/backup > /home/smebackup/sme-snoopy-`/bin/date +\%d`.tgz</nowiki>

         <nowiki>https://snoopy/server-manager/cgi-bin/backup > /home/smebackup/sme-snoopy-`/bin/date +\%d`.tgz</nowiki>