From e5c772d8a5e9df3f5e444a0ce51d14bfb5b33056 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:53:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Documenting how to upgrade from atticmatic to borgmatic. --- NEWS | 8 +++++--- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 312fc1f7d..7b7dccb6f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ 1.0.0 - * Attic is no longer supported, as there hasn't been any recent development on it. - This will allow faster iteration on Borg-specific configuration. - * Project renamed from atticmatic to borgmatic. + * Attic is no longer supported, as there hasn't been any recent development on + it. Dropping Attic support will allow faster iteration on Borg-specific + features. If you're still using Attic, this is a good time to switch to Borg! + * Project renamed from atticmatic to borgmatic. See the borgmatic README for + information on upgrading. 0.1.8 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71a93001f..b9e1d9348 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -66,6 +66,26 @@ Then, copy the following configuration files: Lastly, modify the /etc files with your desired configuration. +## Upgrading from atticmatic + +You can ignore this section if you're not an atticmatic user (the former name +of borgmatic). + +borgmatic only supports Borg now and no longer supports Attic. So if you're +an Attic user, consider switching to Borg. See the [Borg upgrade +command](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage.html#borg-upgrade) +for more information. Then, follow the instructions above about setting up +your borgmatic configuration files. + +If you were already using Borg with atticmatic, then you can easily upgrade +from atticmatic to borgmatic. Simply run the following commands: + + sudo pip uninstall atticmatic + sudo pip install borgmatic + +That's it! borgmatic will continue using your /etc/borgmatic configuration +files. + ## Usage You can run borgmatic and start a backup simply by invoking it without