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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+source ./.env
+
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+echo "(${TIMESTAMP}) Starting backup process"
+
+echo "1. Stopping containers"
+docker compose -f ${FORGEJO_DIR}/docker-compose.yml down
+
+echo "2. Backing up configuration and forgejo folder"
+tar -czvf ${BACKUP_DIR}/forgejo-${TIMESTAMP}.tar.gz -C ${FORGEJO_DIR} forgejo docker-compose.yml
+
+echo "3. Backing up Postgres database"
+DB_CONTAINER=$(docker ps -aqf "name=forgejo-db-1")
+docker exec -i ${DB_CONTAINER} pg_dump -U forgejo forgejo > ${BACKUP_DIR}/forgejo-${TIMESTAMP}.sql
+
+echo "4. Removing old backups"
+find ${BACKUP_DIR} -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} \;
+
+echo "5. Upload to remote"
+./duplicacy.sh
+
+echo "6. Restarting containers"
+docker compose -f ${FORGEJO_DIR}/docker-compose.yml up -d  
+
+echo "Backup completed!"
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