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+#!/bin/bash
+# Version	0.0.1 - BETA!!!
+# Date		27.02.2020
+# Author 	TechHome
+
+# set vars
+
+# always exit on error
+set -e
+
+# permanent backups directory
+# default value can be overridden by setting environment variable before running prox_config_backup.sh
+# example: export BACKUP_DIR="/mnt/pve/media/backup"
+_bdir=${BACKUP_DIR:-/mnt/backups/proxmox}
+
+# temporary storage directory
+_tdir=${TMP_DIR:-/var/tmp}
+
+_tdir=$(mktemp -d $_tdir/proxmox-XXXXXXXX)
+
+function clean_up {
+    echo "Cleaning up"
+    rm -rf $_tdir
+}
+
+# register the cleanup function to be called on the EXIT signal
+trap clean_up EXIT
+
+# Don't change if not required
+_now=$(date +%Y-%m-%d.%H.%M.%S)
+_HOSTNAME=$(hostname -f)
+_filename1="$_tdir/proxmoxetc.$_now.tar"
+_filename2="$_tdir/proxmoxpve.$_now.tar"
+_filename3="$_tdir/proxmoxroot.$_now.tar"
+_filename4="$_tdir/proxmox_backup_"$_HOSTNAME"_"$_now".tar.gz"
+
+##########
+
+function description {
+    clear
+    cat <<EOF
+
+        Proxmox Server Config Backup
+        Hostname: "$_HOSTNAME"
+        Timestamp: "$_now"
+
+        Files to be saved:
+        "/etc/*, /var/lib/pve-cluster/*, /root/*"
+
+        Backup target:
+        "$_bdir"
+        -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        This script is supposed to backup your node config and not VM
+        or LXC container data. To backup your instances please use the
+        built in backup feature or a backup solution that runs within
+        your instances.
+
+        For questions or suggestions please contact me at
+        https://github.com/marrobHD/proxmox-tools
+        -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        Hit return to proceed or CTRL-C to abort.
+
+EOF
+    read dummy
+    clear
+}
+
+function are-we-root-abort-if-not {
+    if [[ ${EUID} -ne 0 ]] ; then
+      echo "Aborting because you are not root" ; exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+function copyfilesystem {
+    echo "Tar files"
+    # copy key system files
+    tar --warning='no-file-ignored' -cvPf "$_filename1" /etc/.
+    tar --warning='no-file-ignored' -cvPf "$_filename2" /var/lib/pve-cluster/.
+    tar --warning='no-file-ignored' -cvPf "$_filename3" /root/.
+}
+
+function compressandarchive {
+    echo "Compressing files"
+    # archive the copied system files
+    tar -cvzPf "$_filename4" $_tdir/*.tar
+
+    # copy config archive to backup folder
+    # this may be replaced by scp command to place in remote location
+    cp $_filename4 $_bdir/
+}
+
+function stopservices {
+    # stop host services
+    for i in pve-cluster pvedaemon vz qemu-server; do systemctl stop $i ; done
+    # give them a moment to finish
+    sleep 10s
+}
+
+function startservices {
+    # restart services
+    for i in qemu-server vz pvedaemon pve-cluster; do systemctl start $i ; done
+    # Make sure that all VMs + LXC containers are running
+    qm startall
+}
+
+##########
+
+
+description
+are-we-root-abort-if-not
+
+# We don't need to stop services, but you can do that if you wish
+#stopservices
+
+copyfilesystem
+
+# We don't need to start services if we did not stop them
+#startservices
+
+compressandarchive