How to Install DREBS on EndeavourOS Latest

DREBS (Disaster Recovery EBS Snapshots) is a tool developed by Dojo4 that enables automated backups and recovery of EBS (Elastic Block Storage) volumes in AWS (Amazon Web Services). In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of DREBS on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, there are some prerequisites that you need to meet:

  • An active AWS account
  • Sudo access on the EndeavourOS Latest system
  • Git installed on the system

Step 1: Install Python and pip

DREBS is written in Python, so you need to install Python on your system if it is not already installed. EndeavourOS Latest has Python pre-installed, so you only need to install pip. To do that, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S python-pip

Step 2: Clone the DREBS repository

Now that you have pip installed, the next step is to clone the DREBS repository from GitHub. To do that, run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/dojo4/drebs.git

This will clone the DREBS repository to your local system.

Step 3: Install the DREBS requirements

Next, navigate to the DREBS repository directory and install the requirements by running the following command:

cd drebs
pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required packages and modules that DREBS needs to run.

Step 4: Configure DREBS

Before you can use DREBS, you need to configure it. To do that, navigate to the config directory in the DREBS repository and edit the config.yml file:

cd config
nano config.yml

In the config.yml file, you need to set the following parameters:

  • aws_access_key_id: Your AWS access key ID
  • aws_secret_access_key: Your AWS secret access key
  • region: The region where your EBS volumes reside
  • backup_schedule: The schedule for automatic backups

Save and close the config.yml file when you are done.

Step 5: Test DREBS

Once you have configured DREBS, you can test it by running the following command:

drebs --config /path/to/config.yml backup

This will back up all your EBS volumes according to your schedule. You can also restore your EBS volumes using the restore command:

drebs --config /path/to/config.yml restore <snapshot-id> --volume-id <volume-id>

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured DREBS on EndeavourOS Latest. Now you can automate your EBS volume backups and restore them easily using DREBS.