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 # influxdb-s3-backup
-    ....
+
+A docker container for backing up your InfluxDB to AWS S3. It works on a Raspberry Pi as well.
 
 # Example
+
     ...
 
+# Usage
+
+## Default cron (1am daily)
+
+```shell
+docker run \
+    -e DATABASE=mydatabase \
+    -e DATABASE_HOST=1.2.3.4 \
+    -e S3_BUCKET=mybackupbucket \
+    -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE \
+    -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY \
+    -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-west-2 \
+    jacobtomlinson/influxdb-to-s3:latest
+```
+
+or if you just start your docker compose deployment
+
+## Custom cron timing
+
+```shell
+docker run \
+    -e DATABASE=mydatabase \
+    -e DATABASE_HOST=1.2.3.4 \
+    -e S3_BUCKET=mybackupbucket \
+    -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE \
+    -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY \
+    -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-west-2 \
+    -e CRON="* * * * *" \
+    jacobtomlinson/influxdb-to-s3:latest
+```
+
+```yaml
+version: '3.3'
+
+services:
+  influxdb:
+    image: influxdb:latest
+    environment:
+      INFLUXDB_DB: mydb
+      INFLUXDB_BIND_ADDRESS: 0.0.0.0:8088
+  influxdbs3backup:
+    build:
+      context: .
+    environment:
+      DATABASE: mydb
+      DATABASE_HOST: influxdb
+      S3_BUCKET: mybackupbucket
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-west-2
+      CRON: '* * * * *'
+```
+
+### Run backup
+
+```shell
+docker run \
+    -e DATABASE=mydatabase \
+    -e DATABASE_HOST=1.2.3.4 \
+    -e S3_BUCKET=mybackupbucket \
+    -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE \
+    -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY \
+    -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-west-2 \
+    jacobtomlinson/influxdb-to-s3:latest \
+    backup
+```
+
+### Restore
+
+**Warning** - Restores [cannot be run on a running InfluxDB instance](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.1/administration/backup_and_restore/#restore), which precludes doing a remote restore. This means there is a requirement for the restore container to have local access to the influxdb `meta` and `data` directories, which are probably located in `/var/lib/influxdb` unless you've done something non-standard. You must therefore pass in the influxdb directory as a volume instead of specifying the host.
+
+```shell
+docker run \
+    -v /path/to/influxdb:/var/lib/influxdb \
+    -e DATABASE=mydatabase \
+    -e S3_BUCKET=mybackupbucket \
+    -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE \
+    -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY \
+    -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-west-2 \
+    jacobtomlinson/influxdb-to-s3:latest \
+    restore
+```
+
+# Environment Variables
+
+| Variable                |                     Description                      |                 Example Usage |                  Default |                    Optional? |
+| ----------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------: | ----------------------------: | -----------------------: | ---------------------------: |
+| `DATABASE`              |                  Database to backup                  |                    `telegraf` |                     None |                           No |
+| `S3_BUCKET`             |                    Name of bucket                    |                `mybucketname` |                     None |                           No |
+| `S3_KEY_PREFIX`         |            S3 directory to place files in            | `backups` or `backups/sqlite` |                     None |                          Yes |
+| `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`     |                    AWS Access key                    |                   `AKIAIO...` |                     None | Yes (if using instance role) |
+| `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` |                    AWS Secret Key                    |              `wJalrXUtnFE...` |                     None | Yes (if using instance role) |
+| `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION`    |                  AWS Default Region                  |                   `us-west-2` |              `us-west-1` |                          Yes |
+| `DATABASE_HOST`         |         Hostname or IP of influxdb instance          |                     `1.2.3.4` |              `localhost` |                          Yes |
+| `DATABASE_PORT`         |              Port of influxdb instance               |                        `8098` |                   `8088` |                          Yes |
+| `DATABASE_META_DIR`     |           Path to local influxdb meta dir            |      `/path/to/influxdb/meta` | `/var/lib/influxdb/meta` |                          Yes |
+| `DATABASE_DATA_DIR`     |           Path to local influxdb data dir            |      `/path/to/influxdb/data` | `/var/lib/influxdb/data` |                          Yes |
+| `BACKUP_PATH`           | Directory to write the backup (within the container) |          `/myvolume/mybackup` |  `/data/influxdb/backup` |                          Yes |
+| `BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PATH`   |  Path to compress the backup (within the container)  |      `/myvolume/mybackup.tgz` |     `${BACKUP_PATH}.tgz` |                          Yes |
+
 # Thanks To:
-* Jacob Tomlinson https://github.com/jacobtomlinson/docker-influxdb-to-s3
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+- Jacob Tomlinson https://github.com/jacobtomlinson/docker-influxdb-to-s3