tozny/mysql-backup-s3 repository overview

⁠mysql-backup-s3

Adapted (and largely modified) from https://github.com/schickling/dockerfiles/blob/master/mysql-backup-s3/Dockerfile⁠

Backup MySQL to S3 (supports periodic backups)

⁠Environment variables

• MYSQLDUMP_OPTIONS mysqldump options (default: --quote-names --quick --add-drop-table --add-locks --allow-keywords --disable-keys --extended-insert --single-transaction --create-options --comments --net_buffer_length=16384)
• MYSQLDUMP_DATABASE list of databases you want to backup required
• MYSQL_HOST the mysql host required
• MYSQL_PORT the mysql port (default: 3306)
• MYSQL_USER the mysql user required
• MYSQL_PASSWORD the mysql password required
• AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID your AWS access key required
• AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY your AWS secret key required
• S3_BUCKET your AWS S3 bucket path required
• AWS_DEFAULT_REGION the AWS S3 bucket region required
• S3_S3V4 set to yes to enable AWS Signature Version 4, required for minio⁠ servers (default: no)
• SCHEDULE backup schedule time, see explainations below
• S3_ARGS arguments to use in S3 command, such as --storage-class=GLACIER
• AWS_ARGS arguments to pass to the aws part of the CLI, such as aws --endpoint=url=<endpoint> where --endpoint=url=<endpoint> is AWS_ARGS
• S3_FILENAME_PREFIX prefix to append to s3 filename required

⁠Automatic Periodic Backups

You can additionally set the SCHEDULE environment variable like -e SCHEDULE="@daily" to run the backup automatically.

More information about the scheduling can be found here⁠.