Difference between revisions of "Koha/Post-Installation"
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===Step 2 - Enable system backup and monitor=== | ===Step 2 - Enable system backup and monitor=== | ||
| − | With the packages installation, the '''koha-run-backups''' command is available. See below for help. | + | *With the packages installation, the '''koha-run-backups''' command is available. See below for help. |
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/usr/sbin/koha-run-backups - performs backups of the koha installations on the system | /usr/sbin/koha-run-backups - performs backups of the koha installations on the system | ||
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Note: backups produced using this tool can be restored using `koha-restore'. | Note: backups produced using this tool can be restored using `koha-restore'. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| + | *So we add this command to a root crontab but first we need to create a destination folder for the backup. | ||
| + | sudo mkdir /var/backup | ||
| + | *Create a folder for "library" instance created during installation. | ||
| + | sudo mkdir /var/backup/library | ||
| + | *Setup the root crontab by adding the following: | ||
| + | @daily /usr/sbin/koha-run-backups --output /var/backup/library --days 2 | ||
====Help==== | ====Help==== | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 27 August 2013
Contents
Step 1 - Setup automated tasks using the cron daemon
See: https://github.com/Koha-Community/Koha/blob/master/misc/cronjobs/crontab.example
Add the above to "koha" user crontab. Change all instances of "__KOHA_USER__" to "koha".
Step 2 - Enable system backup and monitor
- With the packages installation, the koha-run-backups command is available. See below for help.
/usr/sbin/koha-run-backups - performs backups of the koha installations on the system
This allows automation of backing up the koha data and configuration to the
filesystem. It will keep the past so many backups, discarding older ones.
Options:
--output: the directory that the resulting files will be placed into.
(default: /var/spool/koha)
--days: the number of days to keep backups around for
(default: 2)
Note: backups produced using this tool can be restored using `koha-restore'.
- So we add this command to a root crontab but first we need to create a destination folder for the backup.
sudo mkdir /var/backup
- Create a folder for "library" instance created during installation.
sudo mkdir /var/backup/library
- Setup the root crontab by adding the following:
@daily /usr/sbin/koha-run-backups --output /var/backup/library --days 2
Help
- http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Disaster_Recovery/Backups/Client_Setup
- http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Disaster_Recovery/Backups/Server_Setup
- http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Disaster_Recovery/System_Monitor
Also see: https://github.com/Koha-Community/Koha/blob/master/misc/cronjobs/backup.sh
Step 3 - Setup system email delivery
- Install mail delivery agent
sudo apt-get install postfix
When asked for type of configuration, select Internet with smarthost. The smarthost is your campus email server, for example at Stellenbosch University that server is: mail.sun.ac.za
- Deliver koha user email to designated recipients
sudo nano /etc/aliases
See example below. Replace the example email addresses with your email addresses.
# Added by installer for initial user root: me@my.edu koha: me@my.edu, you@my.edu
After saving the file, run the following command.
sudo newaliases
Enable command line email utils
sudo apt-get install mailx
Send a test email to yourself, by typing and pressing enter.
mail -s "Test from KOHA server" root, me@my.edu
Type in some content for the email, then press CTL+d to deliver the email.
You can check the log at /var/log/mail.log for more info of delivery.
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