update README, save some indentation

* adding option to skip tls verification error

* merge options

* removed merged option from README

Co-authored-by: Schwannden Kuo <schwannden@mobagel.com>

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ It handles __recurring or one-off backups of Docker volumes__ to a __local direc
   - [Send email notifications on failed backup runs](#send-email-notifications-on-failed-backup-runs)
   - [Encrypting your backup using GPG](#encrypting-your-backup-using-gpg)
   - [Restoring a volume from a backup](#restoring-a-volume-from-a-backup)
+  - [Set the timezone the container runs in](#set-the-timezone-the-container-runs-in)
   - [Using with Docker Swarm](#using-with-docker-swarm)
   - [Manually triggering a backup](#manually-triggering-a-backup)
 - [Recipes](#recipes)
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ You can populate below template according to your requirements and use it as you
 
 # BACKUP_FILENAME="backup-%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S.tar.gz"
 
+# When storing local backups, a symlink to the latest backup can be created
+# in case a value is given for this key. This has no effect on remote backups.
+
+# BACKUP_LATEST_SYMLINK="backup.latest.tar.gz"
+
 ########### BACKUP STORAGE
 
 # The name of the remote bucket that should be used for storing backups. If
@@ -134,6 +140,13 @@ You can populate below template according to your requirements and use it as you
 # AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="<xxx>"
 # AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="<xxx>"
 
+# Instead of providing static credentials, you can also use IAM instance profiles
+# or similar to provide authentication. Some possible configuration options on AWS:
+# - EC2: http://169.254.169.254
+# - ECS: http://169.254.170.2
+
+# AWS_IAM_ROLE_ENDPOINT="http://169.254.169.254"
+
 # This is the FQDN of your storage server, e.g. `storage.example.com`.
 # Do not set this when working against AWS S3 (the default value is 
 # `s3.amazonaws.com`). If you need to set a specific (non-https) protocol, you
@@ -149,7 +162,8 @@ You can populate below template according to your requirements and use it as you
 
 # Setting this variable to `true` will disable verification of
 # SSL certificates. You shouldn't use this unless you use self-signed
-# certificates for your remote storage backend.
+# certificates for your remote storage backend. This can only be used
+# when AWS_ENDPOINT_PROTO is set to `https`.
 
 # AWS_ENDPOINT_INSECURE="true"
 
@@ -346,6 +360,27 @@ In case you need to restore a volume from a backup, the most straight forward pr
 
 Depending on your setup and the application(s) you are running, this might involve other steps to be taken still.
 
+### Set the timezone the container runs in
+
+By default a container based on this image will run in the UTC timezone.
+As the image is designed to be as small as possible, additional timezone data is not included.
+In case you want to run your cron rules in your local timezone (respecting DST and similar), you can mount your Docker host's `/etc/timezone` and `/etc/localtime` in read-only mode:
+
+```yml
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  backup:
+    image: offen/docker-volume-backup:latest
+    volumes:
+      - data:/backup/my-app-backup:ro
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+
+volumes:
+  data:
+```
+
 ### Using with Docker Swarm
 
 By default, Docker Swarm will restart stopped containers automatically, even when manually stopped.
@@ -430,6 +465,9 @@ services:
   # ... define other services using the `data` volume here
   backup:
     image: offen/docker-volume-backup:latest
+    environment:
+      BACKUP_FILENAME: backup-%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S.tar.gz
+      BACKUP_LATEST_SYMLINK: backup-latest.tar.gz
     volumes:
       - data:/backup/my-app-backup:ro
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
@@ -567,7 +605,7 @@ volumes:
 
 ## Differences to `futurice/docker-volume-backup`
 
-This image is heavily inspired by the `futurice/docker-volume-backup`. We decided to publish this image as a simpler and more lightweight alternative because of the following requirements:
+This image is heavily inspired by `futurice/docker-volume-backup`. We decided to publish this image as a simpler and more lightweight alternative because of the following requirements:
 
 - The original image is based on `ubuntu` and requires additional tools, making it heavy.
 This version is roughly 1/25 in compressed size (it's ~12MB).
@@ -578,3 +616,5 @@ Local copies of backups can also be pruned once they reach a certain age.
 - InfluxDB specific functionality from the original image was removed.
 - `arm64` and `arm/v7` architectures are supported.
 - Docker in Swarm mode is supported.
+- Notifications on failed backups are supported
+- IAM authentication through instance profiles is supported

cmd/backup/main.go

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ type script struct {
 type config struct {
 	BackupSources              string        `split_words:"true" default:"/backup"`
 	BackupFilename             string        `split_words:"true" default:"backup-%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S.tar.gz"`
+	BackupLatestSymlink        string        `split_words:"true"`
 	BackupArchive              string        `split_words:"true" default:"/archive"`
 	BackupRetentionDays        int32         `split_words:"true" default:"-1"`
 	BackupPruningLeeway        time.Duration `split_words:"true" default:"1m"`
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ type config struct {
 	AwsEndpointInsecure        bool          `split_words:"true"`
 	AwsAccessKeyID             string        `envconfig:"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"`
 	AwsSecretAccessKey         string        `split_words:"true"`
+	AwsIamRoleEndpoint         string        `split_words:"true"`
 	GpgPassphrase              string        `split_words:"true"`
 	EmailNotificationRecipient string        `split_words:"true"`
 	EmailNotificationSender    string        `split_words:"true" default:"noreply@nohost"`
@@ -145,14 +147,38 @@ func newScript() (*script, error) {
 	}
 
 	if s.c.AwsS3BucketName != "" {
-		mc, err := minio.New(s.c.AwsEndpoint, &minio.Options{
+		var creds *credentials.Credentials
-			Creds: credentials.NewStaticV4(
+		if s.c.AwsAccessKeyID != "" && s.c.AwsSecretAccessKey != "" {
+			creds = credentials.NewStaticV4(
 				s.c.AwsAccessKeyID,
 				s.c.AwsSecretAccessKey,
 				"",
-			),
+			)
-			Secure: !s.c.AwsEndpointInsecure && s.c.AwsEndpointProto == "https",
+		} else if s.c.AwsIamRoleEndpoint != "" {
-		})
+			creds = credentials.NewIAM(s.c.AwsIamRoleEndpoint)
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New("newScript: AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME is defined, but no credentials were provided")
+		}
+
+		options := minio.Options{
+			Creds:  creds,
+			Secure: s.c.AwsEndpointProto == "https",
+		}
+
+		if s.c.AwsEndpointInsecure {
+			if !options.Secure {
+				return nil, errors.New("newScript: AWS_ENDPOINT_INSECURE = true is only meaningful for https")
+			}
+
+			transport, err := minio.DefaultTransport(true)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: failed to create default minio transport")
+			}
+			transport.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+			options.Transport = transport
+		}
+
+		mc, err := minio.New(s.c.AwsEndpoint, &options)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: error setting up minio client: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -370,6 +396,16 @@ func (s *script) copyBackup() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: error copying file to local archive: %w", err)
 		}
 		s.logger.Infof("Stored copy of backup `%s` in local archive `%s`.", s.file, s.c.BackupArchive)
+		if s.c.BackupLatestSymlink != "" {
+			symlink := path.Join(s.c.BackupArchive, s.c.BackupLatestSymlink)
+			if _, err := os.Lstat(symlink); err == nil {
+				os.Remove(symlink)
+			}
+			if err := os.Symlink(name, symlink); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: error creating latest symlink: %w", err)
+			}
+			s.logger.Infof("Created/Updated symlink `%s` for latest backup.", s.c.BackupLatestSymlink)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -487,7 +523,7 @@ func (s *script) pruneOldBackups() error {
 				)
 			}
 
-			if fi.ModTime().Before(deadline) {
+			if fi.Mode() != os.ModeSymlink && fi.ModTime().Before(deadline) {
 				matches = append(matches, candidate)
 			}
 		}

test/compose/docker-compose.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ services:
       AWS_ENDPOINT_PROTO: http
       AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME: backup
       BACKUP_FILENAME: test.tar.gz
+      BACKUP_LATEST_SYMLINK: test.latest.tar.gz.gpg
       BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION: 0 0 5 31 2 ?
       BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS: ${BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS:-7}
       BACKUP_PRUNING_LEEWAY: 5s

test/compose/run.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ docker run --rm -it \
 
 echo "[TEST:PASS] Found relevant files in untared remote backup."
 
+test -L ./local/test.latest.tar.gz.gpg
 echo 1234secret | gpg -d --yes --passphrase-fd 0 ./local/test.tar.gz.gpg > ./local/decrypted.tar.gz
 tar -xf ./local/decrypted.tar.gz -C /tmp && test -f /tmp/backup/app_data/offen.db
 rm ./local/decrypted.tar.gz