diff --git a/bashup-backup-mysql.sh b/bashup-backup-mysql.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Bashup - A set of bash scripts for managing backups.
+# https://git.stack-source.com/msb/bashup
+# MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
+
+# retention vars
+retention_years=0;
+retention_months=3;
+retention_weeks=5;
+retention_days=7;
+# backup storage directory
+backup_storage_dir='/mnt/backups';
+# mysql config file that contains 'host' 'user' 'password' vars
+defaults_extra_file='/etc/mysql/debian.cnf';
+# list of databases to skip
+exclusions=('information_schema' 'performance_schema' 'sys' 'wsrep');
+
+# check for local config, which can be used to override any of the above
+if [[ -f /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf ]]; then
+  source /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $backup_storage_dir ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Backup storage dir ($backup_storage_dir) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is a mount in fstab
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /etc/fstab
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  # check if backup_storage_dir is already mounted
+  grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    # attempt to mount backups
+    mount $backup_storage_dir
+    # re-check for backups mount
+    grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: failed to mount $backup_storage_dir"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# get todays date (backup dir name)
+today=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+
+# get list of existing backups
+existing_backups=($(ls $backup_storage_dir|grep -v lost+found))
+# remove today from existing backups, if it exists. we do other checks later to avoid re-doing backups
+if [[ " ${existing_backups[@]} " =~ " ${today} " ]]; then
+  unset 'existing_backups[-1]';
+fi
+
+# create retention array
+declare -a retention_array
+
+# set retention days
+if [ $retention_days -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_days ]; do
+    DATE=`date --date="$i day ago" +%Y%m%d`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+    i=$[$i+1]
+  done
+fi
+
+# set retention weeks
+if [ $retention_weeks -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_weeks ]; do
+    i=$[$i+1]
+    DATE=`date --date="sunday - $i week" +%Y%m%d`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+  done
+fi
+
+# set retention months
+if [ $retention_months -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_months ]; do
+    DATE=`date --date="$i month ago" +%Y%m01`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+    i=$[$i+1]
+  done
+fi
+
+# set retention years
+if [ $retention_years -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_years ]; do
+    DATE=`date --date="$i year ago" +%Y0101`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+    i=$[$i+1]
+  done
+fi
+
+# create backup for today
+if [[ " ${retention_array[@]} " =~ " ${today} " ]]; then
+
+  # create backup (date) dir if it doesn't already exist
+  if [ ! -d "$backup_storage_dir/$today" ]; then
+
+    mkdir $backup_storage_dir/$today
+
+  fi
+
+  # only proceed if mysql has not already been backed up
+  if [[ ! -d $backup_storage_dir/$today/mysql ]]; then
+
+    mkdir $backup_storage_dir/$today/mysql
+    mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$defaults_extra_file refresh
+
+    # create array of all existing databases
+    databases=($(mysql --defaults-extra-file=$defaults_extra_file -E -e 'show databases;'|grep : |awk '{ print $2 }' |tr '\n' ' '));
+
+    for database in "${databases[@]}"; do
+
+      if [[ " ${exclusions[@]} " =~ " ${database} " ]]; then
+        # do nothing, db is in exclusions array
+        one=1;
+      else
+        mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=$defaults_extra_file --opt --quote-names --events --databases $database | gzip > $backup_storage_dir/$today/mysql/$database.sql.gz
+      fi
+
+    done
+
+  fi
+
+fi
+
+# remove expired backups
+for existing_backup in "${existing_backups[@]}"; do
+
+  if [[ " ${retention_array[@]} " =~ " ${existing_backup} " ]]; then
+
+    # keep $existing_backup, do nothing
+    one=1;
+
+  else
+
+    if [[ -d $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup/mysql ]]; then
+
+      rm -r $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup/mysql
+
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$(ls -A $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup)" ]; then
+
+      rm -r $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup
+
+    fi
+
+  fi
+
+done
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is mounted and unmount if so
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  umount $backup_storage_dir
+fi
+
+exit 0;
diff --git a/bashup-backup-pdns.sh b/bashup-backup-pdns.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Bashup - A set of bash scripts for managing backups.
+# https://git.stack-source.com/msb/bashup
+# MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
+
+# retention vars
+retention_years=0;
+retention_months=3;
+retention_weeks=5;
+retention_days=7;
+# backup storage directory
+backup_storage_dir='/mnt/backups';
+
+# check for local config, which can be used to override any of the above
+if [[ -f /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf ]]; then
+  source /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $backup_storage_dir ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Backup storage dir ($backup_storage_dir) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is a mount in fstab
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /etc/fstab
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  # check if backup_storage_dir is already mounted
+  grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    # attempt to mount backups
+    mount $backup_storage_dir
+    # re-check for backups mount
+    grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: failed to mount $backup_storage_dir"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# get todays date (backup dir name)
+today=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+
+# get list of existing backups
+existing_backups=($(ls $backup_storage_dir|grep -v lost+found))
+# remove today from existing backups, if it exists. we do other checks later to avoid re-doing backups
+if [[ " ${existing_backups[@]} " =~ " ${today} " ]]; then
+  unset 'existing_backups[-1]';
+fi
+
+# create retention array
+declare -a retention_array
+
+# set retention days
+if [ $retention_days -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_days ]; do
+    DATE=`date --date="$i day ago" +%Y%m%d`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+    i=$[$i+1]
+  done
+fi
+
+# set retention weeks
+if [ $retention_weeks -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_weeks ]; do
+    i=$[$i+1]
+    DATE=`date --date="sunday - $i week" +%Y%m%d`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+  done
+fi
+
+# set retention months
+if [ $retention_months -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_months ]; do
+    DATE=`date --date="$i month ago" +%Y%m01`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+    i=$[$i+1]
+  done
+fi
+
+# set retention years
+if [ $retention_years -gt 0 ]; then
+  i="0"
+  while [ $i -lt $retention_years ]; do
+    DATE=`date --date="$i year ago" +%Y0101`
+    retention_array[$DATE]="$DATE"
+    i=$[$i+1]
+  done
+fi
+
+# create backup for today
+if [[ " ${retention_array[@]} " =~ " ${today} " ]]; then
+
+  # create backup (date) dir if it doesn't already exist
+  if [ ! -d "$backup_storage_dir/$today" ]; then
+
+    mkdir $backup_storage_dir/$today
+
+  fi
+
+  # only proceed if pdns zones have not already been backed up
+  if [[ ! -d $backup_storage_dir/$today/pdns ]]; then
+
+    mkdir $backup_storage_dir/$today/pdns
+
+    zones=(`/usr/bin/pdnsutil list-all-zones`)
+
+    for zone in "${zones[@]}"; do
+
+      /usr/bin/pdnsutil list-zone $zone > "$backup_storage_dir/$today/pdns/$zone.zone"
+
+    done
+
+  fi
+
+fi
+
+# remove expired backups
+for existing_backup in "${existing_backups[@]}"; do
+
+  if [[ " ${retention_array[@]} " =~ " ${existing_backup} " ]]; then
+
+    # keep $existing_backup, do nothing
+    one=1;
+
+  else
+
+    if [[ -d $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup/pdns ]]; then
+
+      rm -r $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup/pdns
+
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$(ls -A $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup)" ]; then
+
+      rm -r $backup_storage_dir/$existing_backup
+
+    fi
+
+  fi
+
+done
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is mounted and unmount if so
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  umount $backup_storage_dir
+fi
+
+exit 0;
diff --git a/bashup-list-backups.sh b/bashup-list-backups.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Bashup - A set of bash scripts for managing backups.
+# https://git.stack-source.com/msb/bashup
+# MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
+
+# backups are stored here
+backup_storage_dir='/mnt/backups';
+
+# check for local config, which can be used to override any of the above
+if [[ -f /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf ]]; then
+  source /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $backup_storage_dir ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Backup storage dir ($backup_storage_dir) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is a mount in fstab
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /etc/fstab
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  # check if backup_storage_dir is already mounted
+  grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    # attempt to mount backups
+    mount $backup_storage_dir
+    # re-check for backups mount
+    grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: failed to mount $backup_storage_dir"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# output list of backups (dates)
+ls -1 $backup_storage_dir | grep -v lost+found
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is mounted and unmount if so
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  umount $backup_storage_dir
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/bashup-restore-files.sh b/bashup-restore-files.sh
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+++ b/bashup-restore-files.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Bashup - A set of bash scripts for managing backups.
+# https://git.stack-source.com/msb/bashup
+# MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
+
+# backup storage directory
+backup_storage_dir='/mnt/backups';
+# directories to be backed up
+backup_dirs=('/etc' '/home' '/srv' '/root' '/usr/local' '/var/www');
+
+# check for local config, which can be used to override any of the above
+if [[ -f /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf ]]; then
+  source /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf
+fi
+
+help()
+{
+  thisfilename=$(basename -- "$0")
+  echo "$thisfilename"
+  echo "Restore file(s) from backup."
+  echo ""
+  echo "usage: $thisfilename [-b BACKUPDATE] [-f PATH]"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  -b BACKUPDATE Backup date/archive to restore from."
+  echo "  -p PATH       Path to file or directory to restore."
+  echo "  -h            Print this help."
+  echo "                You will be prompted to select backup date and file"
+  echo "                or directory if not specified on the command line"
+  echo "                with the above options."
+  exit
+}
+
+if [ ! -d $backup_storage_dir ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Backup storage dir ($backup_storage_dir) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is a mount in fstab
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /etc/fstab
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  # check if backup_storage_dir is already mounted
+  grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    # attempt to mount backups
+    mount $backup_storage_dir
+    # re-check for backups mount
+    grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: failed to mount $backup_storage_dir"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# set any options that were passed
+while getopts "b:p:h" opt; do
+  case "${opt}" in
+    h )
+      help
+      exit;;
+    b )
+      backup=${OPTARG}
+      ;;
+    p )
+      pathtorestore=${OPTARG}
+      ;;
+    \? )
+      echo "Invalid option: $OPTARG" 1>&2
+      exit 1;;
+    : )
+      echo "Invalid option: $OPTARG requires an argument" 1>&2
+      exit 1;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# get list of backups (dates)
+existing_backups=($(ls $backup_storage_dir|grep -v lost+found))
+
+# prompt if backup was not set on command line
+if [ -z "$backup" ] ; then
+  # select backup to restore from
+  PS3="Select number of backup to restore from: "
+  existing_backups_len=${#existing_backups[@]}
+  select backup in ${existing_backups[@]}
+  do
+    if [[ $REPLY -gt 0 ]] && [[ $REPLY -le $existing_backups_len ]]; then
+      echo $backup
+      break
+    else
+      echo "ERROR: Invalid entry, try again."
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+# set path to file or directory to restore
+if [ -z "$pathtorestore" ] ; then
+  if [ -d $backup_storage_dir/$backup/files ]; then
+    # select backup file or directory to restore
+    PS3="Select number of backup directory to restore from: "
+    backup_dirs_len=${#backup_dirs[@]}
+    select backup_dir in ${backup_dirs[@]}
+    do
+      if [[ $REPLY -gt 0 ]] && [[ $REPLY -le $backup_dirs_len ]]; then
+        echo "Complete path to specific file or directory to restore."
+        read -e -p "Just press enter to recursively restore entire dir: " -i $backup_storage_dir/$backup/files$backup_dir pathtobackup
+        pathtorestore=${pathtobackup#"$backup_storage_dir/$backup/files"}
+        break
+      else
+        echo "ERROR: Invalid entry, try again."
+      fi
+    done
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: Backup dir for $backup/files/ does not exist."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  pathtobackup="$backup_storage_dir/$backup/files$pathtorestore"
+fi
+
+if [ -d $pathtobackup ]; then
+  # restore is a direcotry, make sure paths end in a slash (/) for proper rsync
+  if [[ ! "$pathtobackup" == */ ]]; then
+    pathtobackup="$pathtobackup/"
+  fi
+  if [[ ! "$pathtorestore" == */ ]]; then
+    pathtorestore="$pathtorestore/"
+  fi
+elif [ ! -f $pathtobackup ]; then
+  # restore is not a file nor a direcotry, does not exist
+  echo "ERROR: Backup file/directory ($pathtobackup) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# make sure parent dir of destination exists
+if [ ! -d $(/usr/bin/dirname $pathtorestore) ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Parent directory missing for restore location."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# make sure pathtorestore is for a file/dir *within* one of the backup_dirs
+verify_back_dir=FALSE
+for dir in "${backup_dirs[@]}"; do
+  if  [[ $pathtorestore == $dir ]] || [[ $pathtorestore == $dir* ]]; then
+    verify_back_dir=TRUE
+  fi
+done
+if  [[ $verify_back_dir == FALSE ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: File or directory to restore does not exist within one of the backed up directories."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# perform restore
+# Still in testing mode, display command instead of running it
+"To restore $pathtorestore from $backup run this command:"
+echo "/usr/bin/rsync -vn --archive --numeric-ids --one-file-system --delete $pathtobackup $pathtorestore"
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is mounted and unmount if so
+/usr/bin/grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  /usr/bin/umount $backup_storage_dir
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/bashup-restore-mysql.sh b/bashup-restore-mysql.sh
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+++ b/bashup-restore-mysql.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Bashup - A set of bash scripts for managing backups.
+# https://git.stack-source.com/msb/bashup
+# MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
+
+# backup directory
+backup_storage_dir='/mnt/backups';
+# config file that contains [client] config with 'host' 'user' 'password' settings
+defaults_extra_file='/etc/mysql/debian.cnf';
+
+# check for local config, which can be used to override any of the above
+if [[ -f /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf ]]; then
+  source /usr/local/etc/bashup.cnf
+fi
+
+help()
+{
+  thisfilename=$(basename -- "$0")
+  echo "$thisfilename"
+  echo "Restore database from backup."
+  echo ""
+  echo "usage: $thisfilename [-b BACKUPDATE] [-d DATABASE]"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  -b BACKUPDATE Backup date/archive to restore from."
+  echo "  -d DATABASE   Database to restore."
+  echo "  -h            Print this help."
+  echo "                You will be prompted to select backup date and/or"
+  echo "                database name from a list of available options"
+  echo "                if they are not specified on the command line."
+  exit
+}
+
+if [ ! -d $backup_storage_dir ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Backup storage dir ($backup_storage_dir) does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is a mount in fstab
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /etc/fstab
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  # check if backup_storage_dir is already mounted
+  grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    # attempt to mount backups
+    mount $backup_storage_dir
+    # re-check for backups mount
+    grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: failed to mount $backup_storage_dir"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+# set any options that were passed
+while getopts "b:d:h" opt; do
+  case "${opt}" in
+    h )
+      help
+      exit;;
+    b )
+      backup=${OPTARG}
+      ;;
+    d )
+      database=${OPTARG}
+      ;;
+    \? )
+      echo "Invalid option: $OPTARG" 1>&2
+      exit 1;;
+    : )
+      echo "Invalid option: $OPTARG requires an argument" 1>&2
+      exit 1;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# get list of backups (dates)
+existing_backups=($(ls $backup_storage_dir|grep -v lost+found))
+
+# prompt if backup was not set on command line
+if [ -z "$backup" ] ; then
+  # select backup to restore from
+  PS3="Select number of backup to restore from: "
+  existing_backups_len=${#existing_backups[@]}
+  select backup in ${existing_backups[@]}
+  do
+    if [[ $REPLY -gt 0 ]] && [[ $REPLY -le $existing_backups_len ]]; then
+      echo $backup
+      break
+    else
+      echo "ERROR: Invalid entry, try again."
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+# set dump if database was set via command option
+if [ ! -z "$database" ] ; then
+  dump="$database.sql.gz"
+else
+  if [ -d $backup_storage_dir/$backup/mysql ]; then
+    # get list of dbs in backup
+    existing_dumps=($(ls $backup_storage_dir/$backup/mysql))
+    # set array with names of dbs (without .sql.gz suffix)
+    declare -a existing_dumps_db_names
+    for existing_dump in "${existing_dumps[@]}"; do
+      existing_dumps_db_name="$(basename $existing_dump .sql.gz)"
+      existing_db_names+=("$existing_dumps_db_name")
+    done
+    # select database dump to restore
+    PS3="Select number of database to restore: "
+    existing_db_names_len=${#existing_db_names[@]}
+    select database in ${existing_db_names[@]}
+    do
+      if [[ $REPLY -gt 0 ]] && [[ $REPLY -le $existing_db_names_len ]]; then
+        dump=$database.sql.gz
+        break
+      else
+        echo "ERROR: Invalid entry, try again."
+      fi
+    done
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: Backup dir for $backup/mysql/  does not exist."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# check that dump exists and restore it now
+if [ -d $backup_storage_dir/$backup ]; then
+  if [ -f $backup_storage_dir/$backup/mysql/$dump ]; then
+    # Still in testing mode, display command instead of running it
+    echo "To restore database $database from backup $backup run this command:"
+    echo "/usr/bin/zcat $backup_storage_dir/$backup/mysql/$dump | mysql --defaults-extra-file=$defaults_extra_file $database"
+#     echo "SUCCESS: Database $database from backup $backup has been restored."
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: Dump for database $database does not exist in the $backup backup dir."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  echo "ERROR: Backup dir for $backup does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if backup_storage_dir is mounted and unmount if so
+grep -qs " $backup_storage_dir " /proc/mounts
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  umount $backup_storage_dir
+fi
+
+exit