☁️ MEGA Backup Upload

A small and practical Bash backup script for Linux VPS servers.

It creates a date-stamped ZIP archive of /var/www/html, uploads the archive to MEGA through rclone, sends a status report to Discord, and removes the temporary ZIP file after the upload attempt.

Built for simple, scheduled website backups without a database, framework, or extra application layer.

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✨ Features

• 📦 ZIP backup of /var/www/html
• 📅 Date-based backup filenames
• ☁️ MEGA upload via rclone
• 🔔 Discord webhook notifications
• 🧹 Automatic temporary-file cleanup
• ⏰ Easy cron scheduling
• 🐚 Pure Bash — simple and easy to customize

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🔄 Workflow

/var/www/html
       │
       ▼
 ZIP archive
       │
       ▼
    rclone
       │
       ▼
     MEGA
       │
       └──────► Discord status report
       
Temporary ZIP ──► deleted

Example for 2026-09-28:

/tmp/html_backup_2026-09-28.zip

The current script uploads it to:

mega:/VeePass/html_backup_2026-09-28.zip

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📋 Requirements

Recommended for Debian/Ubuntu VPS servers:

• Bash
• zip
• curl
• rclone
• A configured MEGA remote in rclone
• A Discord webhook URL

The current script backs up:

/var/www/html

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🚀 Installation

1. Install dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install zip curl -y

Install rclone:

curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash

Verify:

rclone version
zip -v
curl --version

2. Configure MEGA

Start the rclone configuration wizard:

rclone config

Create a remote for your MEGA account.

The current script expects the remote to be named:

mega

Test it:

rclone lsd mega:

If you use another remote name, change the DEST variable in main.sh.

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⚙️ Configuration

Edit the script:

nano main.sh

Main settings:

DATE=$(date +%F)

SRC="/var/www/html"

ZIP_FILE="/tmp/html_backup_$DATE.zip"

DEST="mega:/VeePass/html_backup_$DATE.zip"

WEBHOOK_URL=""

Change the source directory

For example:

SRC="/var/www/example.com"

Change the MEGA destination

For example:

DEST="mega:/backups/html_backup_$DATE.zip"

Configure Discord

Set your webhook:

WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."

Do not commit a real webhook URL to GitHub.

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▶️ Usage

Make the script executable:

chmod +x main.sh

Run it manually:

./main.sh

The script then:

1. Creates the ZIP archive.
2. Attempts to upload it to MEGA.
3. Sends a Discord report containing the ZIP and upload status.
4. Removes the temporary ZIP file.

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⏰ Automatic Backups with Cron

Edit your crontab:

crontab -e

Run the backup every day at 03:00:

0 3 * * * /path/to/mega-backup-upload/main.sh >> /var/log/mega-backup.log 2>&1

Example:

0 3 * * * /opt/mega-backup-upload/main.sh >> /var/log/mega-backup.log 2>&1

Check the active cron jobs:

crontab -l

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📂 Backup Format

Files are named using the server date:

html_backup_YYYY-MM-DD.zip

Example:

html_backup_2026-09-28.zip
html_backup_2026-09-29.zip
html_backup_2026-09-30.zip

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🔐 Security

The script can contain access credentials or URLs for external services, so protect the configuration.

• Never publish your Discord webhook URL.
• Never commit sensitive rclone configuration files.
• Use appropriate file permissions on the script and configuration.
• Prefer a dedicated backup account or remote when practical.
• Make sure the user running the script can read the source directory.

A leaked Discord webhook should be treated as compromised and replaced.

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

Test the MEGA remote

rclone lsd mega:

Check the source directory

ls -lah /var/www/html

Test ZIP creation

zip -r /tmp/test-backup.zip /var/www/html

Test the Discord webhook

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -X POST \
     -d '{"content":"MEGA backup test"}' \
     "YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL"

Check files uploaded to MEGA

rclone ls mega:/VeePass

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⚠️ Current Behavior & Limitations

This repository intentionally keeps the backup process simple.

The current main.sh reports the ZIP and upload steps separately. If ZIP creation fails, the script still proceeds to the upload command and then sends the resulting status messages.

For production environments, you may want to add:

• set -euo pipefail
• stop-on-failure logic
• backup retention/rotation
• checksum or integrity verification
• restore testing
• configurable environment variables
• more detailed logging
• failure-specific notifications

These improvements are outside the scope of the current minimal script.

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📁 Project Structure

mega-backup-upload/
├── main.sh
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

File	Purpose
main.sh	Creates, uploads and cleans up the backup
README.md	Project documentation
LICENSE	MIT License

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

See LICENSE for the full license text.

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👤 Author

Sina Hosseini

GitHub: @sinahinson

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_{Simple backups · Remote storage · Discord alerts}