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+#!/bin/bash
+# filepath: /home/acedanger/docker/gitea/backup-gitea.sh
+
+# Gitea Backup Script
+# This script backs up Gitea data and PostgreSQL database
+
+set -e  # Exit on any error
+
+# Configuration
+BACKUP_DIR="/home/acedanger/backups/gitea"
+DATE=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+COMPOSE_FILE="/home/acedanger/docker/gitea/docker-compose.yml"
+COMPOSE_DIR="/home/acedanger/docker/gitea"
+
+# Create backup directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+echo "Starting Gitea backup at $(date)"
+
+# Change to compose directory
+cd "$COMPOSE_DIR"
+
+# Create timestamped backup directory
+BACKUP_PATH="$BACKUP_DIR/gitea_backup_$DATE"
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_PATH"
+
+# Backup PostgreSQL database
+echo "Backing up PostgreSQL database..."
+docker-compose exec -T db pg_dump -U ${POSTGRES_USER:-gitea} ${POSTGRES_DB:-gitea} > "$BACKUP_PATH/database.sql"
+
+# Backup Gitea data volume
+echo "Backing up Gitea data volume..."
+docker run --rm \
+    -v gitea_gitea:/data:ro \
+    -v "$BACKUP_PATH":/backup \
+    alpine:latest \
+    tar czf /backup/gitea_data.tar.gz -C /data .
+
+# Backup PostgreSQL data volume (optional, as we have the SQL dump)
+echo "Backing up PostgreSQL data volume..."
+docker run --rm \
+    -v gitea_postgres:/data:ro \
+    -v "$BACKUP_PATH":/backup \
+    alpine:latest \
+    tar czf /backup/postgres_data.tar.gz -C /data .
+
+# Copy docker-compose configuration
+echo "Backing up configuration files..."
+cp "$COMPOSE_FILE" "$BACKUP_PATH/"
+if [ -f ".env" ]; then
+    cp ".env" "$BACKUP_PATH/"
+fi
+
+# Create a restore script
+cat > "$BACKUP_PATH/restore.sh" << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+# Restore script for Gitea backup
+
+set -e
+
+RESTORE_DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+COMPOSE_DIR="/home/acedanger/docker/gitea"
+
+echo "WARNING: This will stop Gitea and replace all data!"
+read -p "Are you sure you want to continue? (yes/no): " confirm
+
+if [ "$confirm" != "yes" ]; then
+    echo "Restore cancelled"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd "$COMPOSE_DIR"
+
+# Stop services
+echo "Stopping Gitea services..."
+docker-compose down
+
+# Remove existing volumes
+echo "Removing existing volumes..."
+docker volume rm gitea_gitea gitea_postgres || true
+
+# Recreate volumes
+echo "Creating volumes..."
+docker volume create gitea_gitea
+docker volume create gitea_postgres
+
+# Restore Gitea data
+echo "Restoring Gitea data..."
+docker run --rm \
+    -v gitea_gitea:/data \
+    -v "$RESTORE_DIR":/backup:ro \
+    alpine:latest \
+    tar xzf /backup/gitea_data.tar.gz -C /data
+
+# Start database for restore
+echo "Starting database for restore..."
+docker-compose up -d db
+
+# Wait for database to be ready
+echo "Waiting for database to be ready..."
+sleep 10
+
+# Restore database
+echo "Restoring database..."
+docker-compose exec -T db psql -U ${POSTGRES_USER:-gitea} -d ${POSTGRES_DB:-gitea} < "$RESTORE_DIR/database.sql"
+
+# Start all services
+echo "Starting all services..."
+docker-compose up -d
+
+echo "Restore completed!"
+EOF
+
+chmod +x "$BACKUP_PATH/restore.sh"
+
+# Create info file
+cat > "$BACKUP_PATH/backup_info.txt" << EOF
+Gitea Backup Information
+========================
+Backup Date: $(date)
+Backup Location: $BACKUP_PATH
+Gitea Version: $(docker-compose exec -T server gitea --version | head -1)
+PostgreSQL Version: $(docker-compose exec -T db postgres --version)
+
+Files included:
+- database.sql: PostgreSQL database dump
+- gitea_data.tar.gz: Gitea data volume
+- postgres_data.tar.gz: PostgreSQL data volume
+- docker-compose.yml: Docker compose configuration
+- .env: Environment variables (if exists)
+- restore.sh: Restore script
+
+To restore this backup, run:
+cd $BACKUP_PATH
+./restore.sh
+EOF
+
+# Cleanup old backups (keep last 7 days)
+echo "Cleaning up old backups..."
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -type d -name "gitea_backup_*" -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "Backup completed successfully!"
+echo "Backup saved to: $BACKUP_PATH"
+echo "Backup size: $(du -sh "$BACKUP_PATH" | cut -f1)"
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