brain-dump/sysadmin/crons

Automated Git Notifications for Remote Backups

Linux desktop notifications for automating git pull to update local repositories with bzipped database backups.

Reject the automated pull if a VPN session is detected:

If no updates exist in the remote directory (which should never occur if you time your local cron in sync with the remote schedule)

• crontab has the cron schedule; this file also features the crons I use on the remote server which my local repository then pulls from.
• db-backup-cron.sh is a small shell script to check for the existence of a VPN tunnel; if the VPN is offline, the pull will commence. If a tunnel is detected, the pull will be rejected and skipped with a notification.