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)
@@ -161,7 +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"
 
@@ -358,6 +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.
@@ -593,3 +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

@@ -160,10 +160,25 @@ func newScript() (*script, error) {
 			return nil, errors.New("newScript: AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME is defined, but no credentials were provided")
 		}
 
-		mc, err := minio.New(s.c.AwsEndpoint, &minio.Options{
+		options := minio.Options{
 			Creds:  creds,
-			Secure: !s.c.AwsEndpointInsecure && s.c.AwsEndpointProto == "https",
+			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)
 		}