Split source into multiple files, deduplicate pruning logic, do not parse templates when notifications are not used (#63)

* Split code into multiple files * Deduplicate logic for pruning backups against different storages * Only parse templates when notifications are enabled * Use better description
2024-09-19 21:20:28 +02:00 · 2022-02-13 10:52:19 +01:00 · 2022-02-13 10:52:19 +01:00 · a57e93d01e
commit a57e93d01e
parent 3e17d1b123
9 changed files with 1029 additions and 1002 deletions
--- a/5
+++ b/5
@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 COPY cmd/backup ./cmd/backup/
-RUN go build -o backup cmd/backup/main.go
+WORKDIR /app/cmd/backup
+RUN go build -o backup .

 FROM alpine:3.15

@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ WORKDIR /root

 RUN apk add --update ca-certificates

-COPY --from=builder /app/backup /usr/bin/backup
+COPY --from=builder /app/cmd/backup/backup /usr/bin/backup

 COPY ./entrypoint.sh /root/
 RUN chmod +x entrypoint.sh
--- a/cmd/backup/config.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/config.go
@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import "time"
+
+// Config holds all configuration values that are expected to be set
+// by users.
+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"`
+	BackupFilenameExpand       bool          `split_words:"true"`
+	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"`
+	BackupPruningPrefix        string        `split_words:"true"`
+	BackupStopContainerLabel   string        `split_words:"true" default:"true"`
+	BackupFromSnapshot         bool          `split_words:"true"`
+	AwsS3BucketName            string        `split_words:"true"`
+	AwsS3Path                  string        `split_words:"true"`
+	AwsEndpoint                string        `split_words:"true" default:"s3.amazonaws.com"`
+	AwsEndpointProto           string        `split_words:"true" default:"https"`
+	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"`
+	NotificationURLs           []string      `envconfig:"NOTIFICATION_URLS"`
+	NotificationLevel          string        `split_words:"true" default:"error"`
+	EmailNotificationRecipient string        `split_words:"true"`
+	EmailNotificationSender    string        `split_words:"true" default:"noreply@nohost"`
+	EmailSMTPHost              string        `envconfig:"EMAIL_SMTP_HOST"`
+	EmailSMTPPort              int           `envconfig:"EMAIL_SMTP_PORT" default:"587"`
+	EmailSMTPUsername          string        `envconfig:"EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME"`
+	EmailSMTPPassword          string        `envconfig:"EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD"`
+	WebdavUrl                  string        `split_words:"true"`
+	WebdavPath                 string        `split_words:"true" default:"/"`
+	WebdavUsername             string        `split_words:"true"`
+	WebdavPassword             string        `split_words:"true"`
+}
--- a/cmd/backup/hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/hooks.go
@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+)
+
+// hook contains a queued action that can be trigger them when the script
+// reaches a certain point (e.g. unsuccessful backup)
+type hook struct {
+	level  hookLevel
+	action func(err error) error
+}
+
+type hookLevel int
+
+const (
+	hookLevelPlumbing hookLevel = iota
+	hookLevelError
+	hookLevelInfo
+)
+
+var hookLevels = map[string]hookLevel{
+	"info":  hookLevelInfo,
+	"error": hookLevelError,
+}
+
+// registerHook adds the given action at the given level.
+func (s *script) registerHook(level hookLevel, action func(err error) error) {
+	s.hooks = append(s.hooks, hook{level, action})
+}
+
+// runHooks runs all hooks that have been registered using the
+// given levels in the defined ordering. In case executing a hook returns an
+// error, the following hooks will still be run before the function returns.
+func (s *script) runHooks(err error) error {
+	sort.SliceStable(s.hooks, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return s.hooks[i].level < s.hooks[j].level
+	})
+	var actionErrors []error
+	for _, hook := range s.hooks {
+		if hook.level > s.hookLevel {
+			continue
+		}
+		if actionErr := hook.action(err); actionErr != nil {
+			actionErrors = append(actionErrors, fmt.Errorf("runHooks: error running hook: %w", actionErr))
+		}
+	}
+	if len(actionErrors) != 0 {
+		return join(actionErrors...)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
--- a/cmd/backup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/main.go
--- a/cmd/backup/notifications.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/notifications.go
@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	_ "embed"
+	"fmt"
+	"text/template"
+	"time"
+
+	sTypes "github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr/pkg/types"
+)
+
+//go:embed notifications.tmpl
+var defaultNotifications string
+
+// NotificationData data to be passed to the notification templates
+type NotificationData struct {
+	Error  error
+	Config *Config
+	Stats  *Stats
+}
+
+// notify sends a notification using the given title and body templates.
+// Automatically creates notification data, adding the given error
+func (s *script) notify(titleTemplate string, bodyTemplate string, err error) error {
+	params := NotificationData{
+		Error:  err,
+		Stats:  s.stats,
+		Config: s.c,
+	}
+
+	titleBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := s.template.ExecuteTemplate(titleBuf, titleTemplate, params); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notifyFailure: error executing %s template: %w", titleTemplate, err)
+	}
+
+	bodyBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err := s.template.ExecuteTemplate(bodyBuf, bodyTemplate, params); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notifyFailure: error executing %s template: %w", bodyTemplate, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := s.sendNotification(titleBuf.String(), bodyBuf.String()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notifyFailure: error notifying: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// notifyFailure sends a notification about a failed backup run
+func (s *script) notifyFailure(err error) error {
+	return s.notify("title_failure", "body_failure", err)
+}
+
+// notifyFailure sends a notification about a successful backup run
+func (s *script) notifySuccess() error {
+	return s.notify("title_success", "body_success", nil)
+}
+
+// sendNotification sends a notification to all configured third party services
+func (s *script) sendNotification(title, body string) error {
+	var errs []error
+	for _, result := range s.sender.Send(body, &sTypes.Params{"title": title}) {
+		if result != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, result)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("sendNotification: error sending message: %w", join(errs...))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var templateHelpers = template.FuncMap{
+	"formatTime": func(t time.Time) string {
+		return t.Format(time.RFC3339)
+	},
+	"formatBytesDec": func(bytes uint64) string {
+		return formatBytes(bytes, true)
+	},
+	"formatBytesBin": func(bytes uint64) string {
+		return formatBytes(bytes, false)
+	},
+}
+
+// formatBytes converts an amount of bytes in a human-readable representation
+// the decimal parameter specifies if using powers of 1000 (decimal) or powers of 1024 (binary)
+func formatBytes(b uint64, decimal bool) string {
+	unit := uint64(1024)
+	format := "%.1f %ciB"
+	if decimal {
+		unit = uint64(1000)
+		format = "%.1f %cB"
+	}
+	if b < unit {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", b)
+	}
+	div, exp := unit, 0
+	for n := b / unit; n >= unit; n /= unit {
+		div *= unit
+		exp++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(format, float64(b)/float64(div), "kMGTPE"[exp])
+}
--- a/cmd/backup/script.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/script.go
@ -0,0 +1,665 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"text/template"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr"
+	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr/pkg/router"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/swarm"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
+	"github.com/leekchan/timeutil"
+	"github.com/m90/targz"
+	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
+	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/credentials"
+	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp"
+)
+
+// script holds all the stateful information required to orchestrate a
+// single backup run.
+type script struct {
+	cli          *client.Client
+	minioClient  *minio.Client
+	webdavClient *gowebdav.Client
+	logger       *logrus.Logger
+	sender       *router.ServiceRouter
+	template     *template.Template
+	hooks        []hook
+	hookLevel    hookLevel
+
+	file  string
+	stats *Stats
+
+	c *Config
+}
+
+// newScript creates all resources needed for the script to perform actions against
+// remote resources like the Docker engine or remote storage locations. All
+// reading from env vars or other configuration sources is expected to happen
+// in this method.
+func newScript() (*script, error) {
+	stdOut, logBuffer := buffer(os.Stdout)
+	s := &script{
+		c: &Config{},
+		logger: &logrus.Logger{
+			Out:       stdOut,
+			Formatter: new(logrus.TextFormatter),
+			Hooks:     make(logrus.LevelHooks),
+			Level:     logrus.InfoLevel,
+		},
+		stats: &Stats{
+			StartTime: time.Now(),
+			LogOutput: logBuffer,
+			Storages:  StoragesStats{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	s.registerHook(hookLevelPlumbing, func(error) error {
+		s.stats.EndTime = time.Now()
+		s.stats.TookTime = s.stats.EndTime.Sub(s.stats.EndTime)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err := envconfig.Process("", s.c); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: failed to process configuration values: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.file = path.Join("/tmp", s.c.BackupFilename)
+	if s.c.BackupFilenameExpand {
+		s.file = os.ExpandEnv(s.file)
+		s.c.BackupLatestSymlink = os.ExpandEnv(s.c.BackupLatestSymlink)
+		s.c.BackupPruningPrefix = os.ExpandEnv(s.c.BackupPruningPrefix)
+	}
+	s.file = timeutil.Strftime(&s.stats.StartTime, s.file)
+
+	_, err := os.Stat("/var/run/docker.sock")
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		cli, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: failed to create docker client")
+		}
+		s.cli = cli
+	}
+
+	if s.c.AwsS3BucketName != "" {
+		var creds *credentials.Credentials
+		if s.c.AwsAccessKeyID != "" && s.c.AwsSecretAccessKey != "" {
+			creds = credentials.NewStaticV4(
+				s.c.AwsAccessKeyID,
+				s.c.AwsSecretAccessKey,
+				"",
+			)
+		} 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)
+		}
+		s.minioClient = mc
+	}
+
+	if s.c.WebdavUrl != "" {
+		if s.c.WebdavUsername == "" || s.c.WebdavPassword == "" {
+			return nil, errors.New("newScript: WEBDAV_URL is defined, but no credentials were provided")
+		} else {
+			webdavClient := gowebdav.NewClient(s.c.WebdavUrl, s.c.WebdavUsername, s.c.WebdavPassword)
+			s.webdavClient = webdavClient
+		}
+	}
+
+	if s.c.EmailNotificationRecipient != "" {
+		emailURL := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"smtp://%s:%s@%s:%d/?from=%s&to=%s",
+			s.c.EmailSMTPUsername,
+			s.c.EmailSMTPPassword,
+			s.c.EmailSMTPHost,
+			s.c.EmailSMTPPort,
+			s.c.EmailNotificationSender,
+			s.c.EmailNotificationRecipient,
+		)
+		s.c.NotificationURLs = append(s.c.NotificationURLs, emailURL)
+		s.logger.Warn(
+			"Using EMAIL_* keys for providing notification configuration has been deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.",
+		)
+		s.logger.Warn(
+			"Please use NOTIFICATION_URLS instead. Refer to the README for an upgrade guide.",
+		)
+	}
+
+	hookLevel, ok := hookLevels[s.c.NotificationLevel]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: unknown NOTIFICATION_LEVEL %s", s.c.NotificationLevel)
+	}
+	s.hookLevel = hookLevel
+
+	if len(s.c.NotificationURLs) > 0 {
+		sender, senderErr := shoutrrr.CreateSender(s.c.NotificationURLs...)
+		if senderErr != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: error creating sender: %w", senderErr)
+		}
+		s.sender = sender
+
+		tmpl := template.New("")
+		tmpl.Funcs(templateHelpers)
+		tmpl, err = tmpl.Parse(defaultNotifications)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: unable to parse default notifications templates: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if fi, err := os.Stat("/etc/dockervolumebackup/notifications.d"); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+			tmpl, err = tmpl.ParseGlob("/etc/dockervolumebackup/notifications.d/*.*")
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("newScript: unable to parse user defined notifications templates: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+		s.template = tmpl
+
+		// To prevent duplicate notifications, ensure the regsistered callbacks
+		// run mutually exclusive.
+		s.registerHook(hookLevelError, func(err error) error {
+			if err == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return s.notifyFailure(err)
+		})
+		s.registerHook(hookLevelInfo, func(err error) error {
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return s.notifySuccess()
+		})
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// stopContainers stops all Docker containers that are marked as to being
+// stopped during the backup and returns a function that can be called to
+// restart everything that has been stopped.
+func (s *script) stopContainers() (func() error, error) {
+	if s.cli == nil {
+		return noop, nil
+	}
+
+	allContainers, err := s.cli.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{
+		Quiet: true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return noop, fmt.Errorf("stopContainersAndRun: error querying for containers: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	containerLabel := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"docker-volume-backup.stop-during-backup=%s",
+		s.c.BackupStopContainerLabel,
+	)
+	containersToStop, err := s.cli.ContainerList(context.Background(), types.ContainerListOptions{
+		Quiet: true,
+		Filters: filters.NewArgs(filters.KeyValuePair{
+			Key:   "label",
+			Value: containerLabel,
+		}),
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return noop, fmt.Errorf("stopContainersAndRun: error querying for containers to stop: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(containersToStop) == 0 {
+		return noop, nil
+	}
+
+	s.logger.Infof(
+		"Stopping %d container(s) labeled `%s` out of %d running container(s).",
+		len(containersToStop),
+		containerLabel,
+		len(allContainers),
+	)
+
+	var stoppedContainers []types.Container
+	var stopErrors []error
+	for _, container := range containersToStop {
+		if err := s.cli.ContainerStop(context.Background(), container.ID, nil); err != nil {
+			stopErrors = append(stopErrors, err)
+		} else {
+			stoppedContainers = append(stoppedContainers, container)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var stopError error
+	if len(stopErrors) != 0 {
+		stopError = fmt.Errorf(
+			"stopContainersAndRun: %d error(s) stopping containers: %w",
+			len(stopErrors),
+			join(stopErrors...),
+		)
+	}
+
+	s.stats.Containers = ContainersStats{
+		All:     uint(len(allContainers)),
+		ToStop:  uint(len(containersToStop)),
+		Stopped: uint(len(stoppedContainers)),
+	}
+
+	return func() error {
+		servicesRequiringUpdate := map[string]struct{}{}
+
+		var restartErrors []error
+		for _, container := range stoppedContainers {
+			if swarmServiceName, ok := container.Labels["com.docker.swarm.service.name"]; ok {
+				servicesRequiringUpdate[swarmServiceName] = struct{}{}
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := s.cli.ContainerStart(context.Background(), container.ID, types.ContainerStartOptions{}); err != nil {
+				restartErrors = append(restartErrors, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(servicesRequiringUpdate) != 0 {
+			services, _ := s.cli.ServiceList(context.Background(), types.ServiceListOptions{})
+			for serviceName := range servicesRequiringUpdate {
+				var serviceMatch swarm.Service
+				for _, service := range services {
+					if service.Spec.Name == serviceName {
+						serviceMatch = service
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if serviceMatch.ID == "" {
+					return fmt.Errorf("stopContainersAndRun: couldn't find service with name %s", serviceName)
+				}
+				serviceMatch.Spec.TaskTemplate.ForceUpdate = 1
+				if _, err := s.cli.ServiceUpdate(
+					context.Background(), serviceMatch.ID,
+					serviceMatch.Version, serviceMatch.Spec, types.ServiceUpdateOptions{},
+				); err != nil {
+					restartErrors = append(restartErrors, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(restartErrors) != 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"stopContainersAndRun: %d error(s) restarting containers and services: %w",
+				len(restartErrors),
+				join(restartErrors...),
+			)
+		}
+		s.logger.Infof(
+			"Restarted %d container(s) and the matching service(s).",
+			len(stoppedContainers),
+		)
+		return nil
+	}, stopError
+}
+
+// takeBackup creates a tar archive of the configured backup location and
+// saves it to disk.
+func (s *script) takeBackup() error {
+	backupSources := s.c.BackupSources
+
+	if s.c.BackupFromSnapshot {
+		backupSources = filepath.Join("/tmp", s.c.BackupSources)
+		// copy before compressing guard against a situation where backup folder's content are still growing.
+		s.registerHook(hookLevelPlumbing, func(error) error {
+			if err := remove(backupSources); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("takeBackup: error removing snapshot: %w", err)
+			}
+			s.logger.Infof("Removed snapshot `%s`.", backupSources)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err := copy.Copy(s.c.BackupSources, backupSources, copy.Options{
+			PreserveTimes: true,
+			PreserveOwner: true,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("takeBackup: error creating snapshot: %w", err)
+		}
+		s.logger.Infof("Created snapshot of `%s` at `%s`.", s.c.BackupSources, backupSources)
+	}
+
+	tarFile := s.file
+	s.registerHook(hookLevelPlumbing, func(error) error {
+		if err := remove(tarFile); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("takeBackup: error removing tar file: %w", err)
+		}
+		s.logger.Infof("Removed tar file `%s`.", tarFile)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err := targz.Compress(backupSources, tarFile); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("takeBackup: error compressing backup folder: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.logger.Infof("Created backup of `%s` at `%s`.", backupSources, tarFile)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// encryptBackup encrypts the backup file using PGP and the configured passphrase.
+// In case no passphrase is given it returns early, leaving the backup file
+// untouched.
+func (s *script) encryptBackup() error {
+	if s.c.GpgPassphrase == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	gpgFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s.gpg", s.file)
+	s.registerHook(hookLevelPlumbing, func(error) error {
+		if err := remove(gpgFile); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("encryptBackup: error removing gpg file: %w", err)
+		}
+		s.logger.Infof("Removed GPG file `%s`.", gpgFile)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	outFile, err := os.Create(gpgFile)
+	defer outFile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encryptBackup: error opening out file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, name := path.Split(s.file)
+	dst, err := openpgp.SymmetricallyEncrypt(outFile, []byte(s.c.GpgPassphrase), &openpgp.FileHints{
+		IsBinary: true,
+		FileName: name,
+	}, nil)
+	defer dst.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encryptBackup: error encrypting backup file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	src, err := os.Open(s.file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encryptBackup: error opening backup file `%s`: %w", s.file, err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := io.Copy(dst, src); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encryptBackup: error writing ciphertext to file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.file = gpgFile
+	s.logger.Infof("Encrypted backup using given passphrase, saving as `%s`.", s.file)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// copyBackup makes sure the backup file is copied to both local and remote locations
+// as per the given configuration.
+func (s *script) copyBackup() error {
+	_, name := path.Split(s.file)
+	if stat, err := os.Stat(s.file); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: unable to stat backup file: %w", err)
+	} else {
+		size := stat.Size()
+		s.stats.BackupFile = BackupFileStats{
+			Size:     uint64(size),
+			Name:     name,
+			FullPath: s.file,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if s.minioClient != nil {
+		if _, err := s.minioClient.FPutObject(context.Background(), s.c.AwsS3BucketName, filepath.Join(s.c.AwsS3Path, name), s.file, minio.PutObjectOptions{
+			ContentType: "application/tar+gzip",
+		}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: error uploading backup to remote storage: %w", err)
+		}
+		s.logger.Infof("Uploaded a copy of backup `%s` to bucket `%s`.", s.file, s.c.AwsS3BucketName)
+	}
+
+	if s.webdavClient != nil {
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(s.file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: error reading the file to be uploaded: %w", err)
+		}
+		if err := s.webdavClient.MkdirAll(s.c.WebdavPath, 0644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: error creating directory '%s' on WebDAV server: %w", s.c.WebdavPath, err)
+		}
+		if err := s.webdavClient.Write(filepath.Join(s.c.WebdavPath, name), bytes, 0644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("copyBackup: error uploading the file to WebDAV server: %w", err)
+		}
+		s.logger.Infof("Uploaded a copy of backup `%s` to WebDAV-URL '%s' at path '%s'.", s.file, s.c.WebdavUrl, s.c.WebdavPath)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(s.c.BackupArchive); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := copyFile(s.file, path.Join(s.c.BackupArchive, name)); err != nil {
+			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
+}
+
+// pruneBackups rotates away backups from local and remote storages using
+// the given configuration. In case the given configuration would delete all
+// backups, it does nothing instead and logs a warning.
+func (s *script) pruneBackups() error {
+	if s.c.BackupRetentionDays < 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	deadline := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -int(s.c.BackupRetentionDays)).Add(s.c.BackupPruningLeeway)
+
+	// doPrune holds general control flow that applies to any kind of storage.
+	// Callers can pass in a thunk that performs the actual deletion of files.
+	var doPrune = func(lenMatches, lenCandidates int, description string, doRemoveFiles func() error) error {
+		if lenMatches != 0 && lenMatches != lenCandidates {
+			if err := doRemoveFiles(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			s.logger.Infof(
+				"Pruned %d out of %d %s as their age exceeded the configured retention period of %d days.",
+				lenMatches,
+				lenCandidates,
+				description,
+				s.c.BackupRetentionDays,
+			)
+		} else if lenMatches != 0 && lenMatches == lenCandidates {
+			s.logger.Warnf("The current configuration would delete all %d existing %s.", lenMatches, description)
+			s.logger.Warn("Refusing to do so, please check your configuration.")
+		} else {
+			s.logger.Infof("None of %d existing %s were pruned.", lenCandidates, description)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if s.minioClient != nil {
+		candidates := s.minioClient.ListObjects(context.Background(), s.c.AwsS3BucketName, minio.ListObjectsOptions{
+			WithMetadata: true,
+			Prefix:       s.c.BackupPruningPrefix,
+		})
+
+		var matches []minio.ObjectInfo
+		var lenCandidates int
+		for candidate := range candidates {
+			lenCandidates++
+			if candidate.Err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"pruneBackups: error looking up candidates from remote storage: %w",
+					candidate.Err,
+				)
+			}
+			if candidate.LastModified.Before(deadline) {
+				matches = append(matches, candidate)
+			}
+		}
+
+		s.stats.Storages.S3 = StorageStats{
+			Total:  uint(lenCandidates),
+			Pruned: uint(len(matches)),
+		}
+
+		doPrune(len(matches), lenCandidates, "remote backup(s)", func() error {
+			objectsCh := make(chan minio.ObjectInfo)
+			go func() {
+				for _, match := range matches {
+					objectsCh <- match
+				}
+				close(objectsCh)
+			}()
+			errChan := s.minioClient.RemoveObjects(context.Background(), s.c.AwsS3BucketName, objectsCh, minio.RemoveObjectsOptions{})
+			var removeErrors []error
+			for result := range errChan {
+				if result.Err != nil {
+					removeErrors = append(removeErrors, result.Err)
+				}
+			}
+			if len(removeErrors) != 0 {
+				return join(removeErrors...)
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if s.webdavClient != nil {
+		candidates, err := s.webdavClient.ReadDir(s.c.WebdavPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("pruneBackups: error looking up candidates from remote storage: %w", err)
+		}
+		var matches []fs.FileInfo
+		var lenCandidates int
+		for _, candidate := range candidates {
+			lenCandidates++
+			if candidate.ModTime().Before(deadline) {
+				matches = append(matches, candidate)
+			}
+		}
+
+		s.stats.Storages.WebDAV = StorageStats{
+			Total:  uint(lenCandidates),
+			Pruned: uint(len(matches)),
+		}
+
+		doPrune(len(matches), lenCandidates, "WebDAV backup(s)", func() error {
+			for _, match := range matches {
+				if err := s.webdavClient.Remove(filepath.Join(s.c.WebdavPath, match.Name())); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("pruneBackups: error removing file from WebDAV storage: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(s.c.BackupArchive); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		globPattern := path.Join(
+			s.c.BackupArchive,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s*", s.c.BackupPruningPrefix),
+		)
+		globMatches, err := filepath.Glob(globPattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"pruneBackups: error looking up matching files using pattern %s: %w",
+				globPattern,
+				err,
+			)
+		}
+
+		var candidates []string
+		for _, candidate := range globMatches {
+			fi, err := os.Lstat(candidate)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"pruneBackups: error calling Lstat on file %s: %w",
+					candidate,
+					err,
+				)
+			}
+
+			if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != os.ModeSymlink {
+				candidates = append(candidates, candidate)
+			}
+		}
+
+		var matches []string
+		for _, candidate := range candidates {
+			fi, err := os.Stat(candidate)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"pruneBackups: error calling stat on file %s: %w",
+					candidate,
+					err,
+				)
+			}
+			if fi.ModTime().Before(deadline) {
+				matches = append(matches, candidate)
+			}
+		}
+
+		s.stats.Storages.Local = StorageStats{
+			Total:  uint(len(candidates)),
+			Pruned: uint(len(matches)),
+		}
+
+		doPrune(len(matches), len(candidates), "local backup(s)", func() error {
+			var removeErrors []error
+			for _, match := range matches {
+				if err := os.Remove(match); err != nil {
+					removeErrors = append(removeErrors, err)
+				}
+			}
+			if len(removeErrors) != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"pruneBackups: %d error(s) deleting local files, starting with: %w",
+					len(removeErrors),
+					join(removeErrors...),
+				)
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// must exits the script run prematurely in case the given error
+// is non-nil.
+func (s *script) must(err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Errorf("Fatal error running backup: %s", err)
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
--- a/cmd/backup/stats.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/stats.go
@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ContainersStats stats about the docker containers
+type ContainersStats struct {
+	All        uint
+	ToStop     uint
+	Stopped    uint
+	StopErrors uint
+}
+
+// BackupFileStats stats about the created backup file
+type BackupFileStats struct {
+	Name     string
+	FullPath string
+	Size     uint64
+}
+
+// StorageStats stats about the status of an archival directory
+type StorageStats struct {
+	Total       uint
+	Pruned      uint
+	PruneErrors uint
+}
+
+// StoragesStats stats about each possible archival location (Local, WebDAV, S3)
+type StoragesStats struct {
+	Local  StorageStats
+	WebDAV StorageStats
+	S3     StorageStats
+}
+
+// Stats global stats regarding script execution
+type Stats struct {
+	StartTime  time.Time
+	EndTime    time.Time
+	TookTime   time.Duration
+	LogOutput  *bytes.Buffer
+	Containers ContainersStats
+	BackupFile BackupFileStats
+	Storages   StoragesStats
+}
--- a/cmd/backup/util.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/util.go
@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Offen Authors <hioffen@posteo.de>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gofrs/flock"
+)
+
+var noop = func() error { return nil }
+
+// lock opens a lockfile at the given location, keeping it locked until the
+// caller invokes the returned release func. When invoked while the file is
+// still locked the function panics.
+func lock(lockfile string) func() error {
+	fileLock := flock.New(lockfile)
+	acquired, err := fileLock.TryLock()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if !acquired {
+		panic("unable to acquire file lock")
+	}
+	return fileLock.Unlock
+}
+
+// copy creates a copy of the file located at `dst` at `src`.
+func copyFile(src, dst string) error {
+	in, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer in.Close()
+
+	out, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(out, in)
+	if err != nil {
+		out.Close()
+		return err
+	}
+	return out.Close()
+}
+
+// join takes a list of errors and joins them into a single error
+func join(errs ...error) error {
+	if len(errs) == 1 {
+		return errs[0]
+	}
+	var msgs []string
+	for _, err := range errs {
+		if err == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		msgs = append(msgs, err.Error())
+	}
+	return errors.New("[" + strings.Join(msgs, ", ") + "]")
+}
+
+// remove removes the given file or directory from disk.
+func remove(location string) error {
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(location)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove: error checking for existence of `%s`: %w", location, err)
+	}
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		err = os.RemoveAll(location)
+	} else {
+		err = os.Remove(location)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove: error removing `%s`: %w", location, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// buffer takes an io.Writer and returns a wrapped version of the
+// writer that writes to both the original target as well as the returned buffer
+func buffer(w io.Writer) (io.Writer, *bytes.Buffer) {
+	buffering := &bufferingWriter{buf: bytes.Buffer{}, writer: w}
+	return buffering, &buffering.buf
+}
+
+type bufferingWriter struct {
+	buf    bytes.Buffer
+	writer io.Writer
+}
+
+func (b *bufferingWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if n, err := b.buf.Write(p); err != nil {
+		return n, fmt.Errorf("bufferingWriter: error writing to buffer: %w", err)
+	}
+	return b.writer.Write(p)
+}
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
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