PrinterScripts

This will be the repository of scripts I expect to use with my printers. So far there's just the one.

configurationBackup.sh

This script is designed to be called from incron. It's purpose is to copy the passed file to the backup directory and use git to check the changed file into a git repository.

This ensures that the latest version of the configuration file is off the printer as well as provide a way back to a previously working configuration.

Dependencies:

• Incron installed. walkthrough
• Directory to copy the configuration files to that can be controlled with git.
  • Be sure git is configured to be able to push the changes to the server without requiring login.
    • The script is targeting the 'printer' branch. Adjust the script as desired for your implementation.
  • I use /usr/local/src/configBackup/<printerName> for mine at the moment.
• Directory to house the script
  • I use /usr/local/src/configBackup/PrinterScripts

Configuration

1. Copy the configBackup.conf.sample to /etc/configBackup.conf and adjust the contents to match your installation.
2. Use incrontab -e to edit the crontab for the current user. I use root.
3. Add entries for the files you want to backup:

/etc/redeem/local.cfg IN_CLOSE_WRITE /usr/local/src/configBackup/PrinterScripts/configurationBackup.sh $@
/home/octo/.octoprint/config.yaml IN_CLOSE_WRITE /usr/local/src/configBackup/PrinterScripts/configurationBackup.sh $@
/home/octo/.octoprint/printerProfiles/_default.profile IN_CLOSE_WRITE /usr/local/src/configBackup/PrinterScripts/configurationBackup.sh $@

3. Save the file. You should see a message in the syslog that the table has changed and it's reloading.
4. Update a monitored file and check your results in your repository.

Disclaimer

This has worked all of five minutes so far for me. No guarantees, express or implied, that this works or does anything at all useful or doesn't eat your system.