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+# Backups
+
+## Backup Tomcat Instance
+
+### Description
+
+Script meant to either be:
+- used with cron to perform periodical backups of a tomcat based DHIS2 instance.
+- launched manually to create a manual backup.
+
+It will make a backup of the database and compress the files from DHIS2 home (excluding the apps).
+If the `--destination` option is used the backup will also be copied to a remote location.
+
+### Usage
+
+To manually launch the backup script, use the following command:
+
+```bash
+bash /path/to/backup_tomcat_instance.sh --format custom --exclude-audit
+```
+
+Options:
+
+- `-p, --periodicity [day-in-week | week-in-month | month-in-year]`: Used in scheduled backups to add a period identifier to the backup name. If not set the backup is created with a MANUAL-TIMESTAMP suffix.
+- `-f, --format [custom | plain]`: Type of format used in `pg_dump`, custom means -Fc and plain means a compressed -Fp.
+- `-d, --destination [hostname]`: The hostname of the remote location where the backup will be copied.
+- `--exclude-audit`: Exclude audit table.
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diff --git a/DHIS2/backups/backup_tomcat_instance.sh b/DHIS2/backups/backup_tomcat_instance.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#set -x
+
+# External Variables (to be set by the user)
+export dhis2_instance=TEST
+export db_server=localhost
+export db_name=dhis2
+export dump_dest_path="/path/to/backups"
+export dump_remote_dest_path="/path/to/backups"
+export db_user="db_user"
+export db_pass="db_pass"
+export DHIS2_HOME="/path/to/dhis2_home"
+
+# Global variables
+DB_REMOTE_DEST_SERVER=""
+AUDIT=0
+PERIOD_NAME=""
+FORMAT="custom"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M)
+NO_NAME="MANUAL"
+BACKUP_NAME=""
+DB_BACKUP_FILE=""
+FILES_BACKUP_FILE=""
+
+usage() {
+    echo "~~~~~~~~~USAGE~~~~~~~~~~~~"
+    echo "./backup_db.sh [NAME]"
+    echo "./backup_db.sh [NAME] --periodicity [PERIOD] --format [FORMAT NAME] --destination [DESTINATION_HOST]"
+    echo "Valid periods: day-in-week week-in-month month-in-year"
+    echo "Valid formats: custom / plain"
+    echo "Destination: host"
+    echo "Example: ./backup_db.sh --periodicity day-in-week --format custom --destination gva11sucherubi.who.int"
+    echo "If no PERIOD is given, then a manual dump is generated with timestamp, otherwise the given period is used in the name of the destination file."
+}
+
+get_timestamp() {
+    echo $(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M)
+}
+
+assign_periodicity() {
+    if [ "$1" = "day-in-week" ] || [ "$1" = "week-in-month" ] || [ "$1" = "month-in-year" ]; then
+        BACKUP_NAME=""
+        case $1 in
+        day-in-week)
+            PERIOD_NAME=$(date '+%A' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+            PERIOD_NAME="DAILY-$PERIOD_NAME"
+            ;;
+        week-in-month)
+            PERIOD_NAME=$((($(date +%-d) - 1) / 7 + 1))
+            case $PERIOD_NAME in
+            1)
+                PERIOD_NAME="WEEKLY-FIRST-WEEK"
+                ;;
+            2)
+                PERIOD_NAME="WEEKLY-SECOND-WEEK"
+                ;;
+            3)
+                PERIOD_NAME="WEEKLY-THIRD-WEEK"
+                ;;
+            4)
+                PERIOD_NAME="WEEKLY-FOURTH-WEEK"
+                ;;
+            5)
+                PERIOD_NAME="WEEKLY-FIFTH-WEEK"
+                ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        month-in-year)
+            PERIOD_NAME=$(date +"%B" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+            PERIOD_NAME="MONTHLY-$PERIOD_NAME"
+            ;;
+        esac
+
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: invalid period"
+        usage
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+assign_format() {
+    if [ "$1" = "custom" ] || [ "$1" = "plain" ]; then
+        FORMAT="$1"
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: invalid format"
+        usage
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+assign_destination() {
+    if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
+        DB_REMOTE_DEST_SERVER="$1"
+    else
+        echo "Error, destination is empty"
+        usage
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+assign_params() {
+    while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
+        case $1 in
+        -p | --periodicity)
+            assign_periodicity "$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -f | --format)
+            assign_format "$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -d | --destination)
+            assign_destination "$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --exclude-audit)
+            AUDIT=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        *)
+            assign_name "$1"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+assign_name() {
+    local backup_name=$1
+    BACKUP_NAME=${backup_name}
+}
+
+success() {
+    echo OK
+}
+
+fail() {
+    local status=$1
+
+    echo FAIL
+    exit "$status"
+}
+
+backup_dhis2_folders() {
+    local dhis2_home=$1 backup_file_base=$2
+    local backup_file
+
+    backup_file="${backup_file_base}_dhis2_files.tar.gz"
+    FILES_BACKUP_FILE="${backup_file}"
+
+    echo "[$(get_timestamp)] Generating DHIS2 files backup into ${backup_file}..."
+    tar --exclude="files/apps" -C "$dhis2_home" -czf "${dump_dest_path}/${backup_file}" "files" "static"
+}
+
+backup_db() {
+    local backup_file_base=$1
+    local pg_dump_opts_base pgdump_opts backup_file
+
+    pg_dump_opts_base=(
+        --no-owner
+        --exclude-table 'aggregated*'
+        --exclude-table 'analytics*'
+        --exclude-table 'completeness*'
+        --exclude-schema sys
+    )
+
+    pgdump_opts=("${pg_dump_opts_base[@]}")
+
+    if [ $AUDIT -eq 1 ]; then
+        pgdump_opts+=(--exclude-table audit)
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$FORMAT" = "custom" ]; then
+        backup_file="${backup_file_base}_cformat.dump"
+        DB_BACKUP_FILE="${backup_file}"
+        echo "[$(get_timestamp)] Generating custom backup into ${backup_file}..."
+        pg_dump -d "postgresql://${db_user}:${db_pass}@${db_server}:5432/${db_name}" "${pgdump_opts[@]}" -f "${dump_dest_path}/${backup_file}" -Fc
+    else
+        backup_file="${backup_file_base}.sql.tar.gz"
+        DB_BACKUP_FILE="${backup_file}"
+        echo "[$(get_timestamp)] Generating plain backup into ${backup_file}"
+        pg_dump -d "postgresql://${db_user}:${db_pass}@${db_server}:5432/${db_name}" "${pgdump_opts[@]}" -Fp | gzip >"${dump_dest_path}/${backup_file}"
+    fi
+}
+
+copy_backup_to_remote() {
+    local db_backup_file=$1 file_backup_file=$2
+
+    echo "[$(get_timestamp)] CP backup into ${DB_REMOTE_DEST_SERVER}..."
+    scp "${dump_dest_path}/${db_backup_file}" "${dump_dest_path}/${file_backup_file}" "${DB_REMOTE_DEST_SERVER}:${dump_remote_dest_path}"
+}
+
+backup() {
+    local backup_file_base
+
+    if [ "$BACKUP_NAME" = "" ] && [ "$PERIOD_NAME" = "" ]; then
+        BACKUP_NAME=$NO_NAME
+        BACKUP_NAME="-${BACKUP_NAME}-${TIMESTAMP}"
+    fi
+    backup_file_base="BACKUP-${dhis2_instance}-${PERIOD_NAME}${BACKUP_NAME}"
+
+    if backup_db "$backup_file_base"; then
+        success
+    else
+        fail 1
+    fi
+
+    if backup_dhis2_folders "$DHIS2_HOME" "${backup_file_base}"; then
+        success
+    else
+        fail 3
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! "$DB_REMOTE_DEST_SERVER" == "" ]]; then
+        if copy_backup_to_remote "$DB_BACKUP_FILE" "$FILES_BACKUP_FILE"; then
+            success
+        else
+            fail 2
+        fi
+    else
+        exit 0
+    fi
+}
+
+main() {
+    if [ "$#" = "0" ]; then
+        backup
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$#" = "1" ]; then
+        if [ "$1" == "-h" ] || [ "$1" == "--help" ]; then
+            usage
+            exit 0
+        else
+            assign_name "$1"
+            backup
+            shift
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$#" -gt 1 ]; then
+        assign_params "$@"
+        backup
+    else
+        usage
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+main "$@"
+exit 0