Backups

INSTALL.md

@@ -64,3 +64,40 @@ exec dist/build/guide/guide
 And start the daemon:
 
     $ service guide start
+
+## Database
+
+If the `state/` directory doesn't exist, it will be created. However, you can get the current state of [guide.aelve.com](http://guide.aelve.com):
+
+    $ git clone https://github.com/aelve/guide-database
+    $ mv guide-database state
+
+You can set automatic backups to your own repository, too.
+
+Create `.gitignore` in the `state/` folder:
+
+~~~
+events*
+*.lock
+~~~
+
+Create a repository locally and remotely. If you're using Github, you can avoid having to enter passwords by generate an access token and using it as username when adding a remote:
+
+    $ git remote add origin https://<token>@github.com/aelve/guide-database.git
+
+Next, create `upload.sh`:
+
+~~~
+cd /root/guide/state
+git add .
+GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='auto' GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='' git commit --author="auto <>" -m "`date`"
+git push
+~~~
+
+Finally, make a cron job that would try to upload new data every 10m (tho the actual checkpoints are only created once per hour):
+
+    $ crontab -e
+
+~~~
+*/10 * * * * /root/guide/upload.sh
+~~~

src/Main.hs

@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ main :: IO ()
 main = do
   bracket (openLocalStateFrom "state/" sampleState)
           (\db -> createCheckpoint db >> closeAcidState db) $ \db -> do
+    -- Create a checkpoint every hour
+    forkOS $ do
+      createCheckpoint db
+      threadDelay (1000000 * 3600)
     let config = defaultSpockCfg () PCNoDatabase db
     runSpock 8080 $ spock config $ do
       middleware (staticPolicy (addBase "static"))
@@ -665,6 +669,8 @@ renderItemInfo cat item = do
         button "Cancel" [] $
           JS.switchSection (this, "normal" :: Text)
 
+-- TODO: use triangle icons instead of arrows [very-easy]
+
 -- TODO: categories that don't directly compare libraries but just list all
 -- libraries about something (e.g. Yesod plugins, or whatever)