Installing BackupPC on NetBSD
BackupPC is an open-source backup software that can backup your data across multiple systems. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install BackupPC on NetBSD.
Prerequisites
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
- A running instance of NetBSD
- Sudo privileges
- An internet connection
Step 1 - Install BackupPC Dependencies
Start by installing the required dependencies for BackupPC.
$ sudo pkgin update
$ sudo pkgin install apache24 rsync perl
Step 2 - Download BackupPC
Download BackupPC from its official website.
$ cd /usr/pkgsrc
$ sudo mkdir backuppc
$ cd /usr/pkgsrc/backuppc
$ sudo fetch https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/S/SB/SBGRITT/BackupPC-3.3.2.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -zxvf BackupPC-3.3.2.tar.gz
$ cd BackupPC-3.3.2
Step 3 - Build and Install BackupPC
Build and install BackupPC by running the following commands.
$ sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/pkg_add -I /usr/pkgsrc/backuppc
$ sudo make install
Step 4 - Configure BackupPC
Now, configure your BackupPC by editing the configuration file located in /usr/pkg/etc/BackupPC/config.pl.
$ sudo vi /usr/pkg/etc/BackupPC/config.pl
Configure the following parameters:
$Conf{ServerMesgSecret} = 'YourSecretMessage';
$Conf{CgiAdminUsers} = "admin";
$Conf{CgiAdminAuthType} = "Basic";
$Conf{PingMaxMsec} = 200;
$Conf{PingCmd} = "/sbin/ping -c 4 -n -q";
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = '/';
$Conf{RsyncdUserName} = 'root';
$Conf{FullPeriod} = 1.0;
$Conf{IncrPeriod} = 0.25;
$Conf{XferLogLevel} = 1;
Step 5 - Start BackupPC
After completing the configuration, start the BackupPC service.
$ sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/backuppc start
Verifying that BackupPC is Running
You can check the status of the BackupPC service by running the following command:
$ service backuppc status
If everything is running smoothly, you will see an output like this:
Checking if backuppc is running OK
backuppc (pid 625) is running...
Conclusion
You have successfully installed BackupPC on NetBSD. You can now start the backup process and keep your data safe.