GitHub Backup

Back up all your repositories.

(I believe I modified backup-github.sh from this script. Or you could check The complete list of every GitHub backup script 😄)

The script has a mechanism to prune old backups based on their age. It prunes files older than a specified number of days (GHBU_PRUNE_AFTER_N_DAYS).

Usage

Use ./backup-github.sh

Switch to the correct endpoint for users or organizations:

GHBU_ORG_TYPE=${GHBU_ORG_TYPE-"users | orgs"}

Export your github token:

export GHBU_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

SSH Key

It is necessary to set up an SSH key to connect to GitHub.

See:

• Connecting To GitHub With SSH
• Adding a New SSH Key to Your GitHub Account