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+.env
+.venv
+.idea
diff --git a/dbbackup.r2.py b/dbbackup.r2.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import subprocess
+import os
+#from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class DBBackupR2:
+    def __init__(self):
+        #load_dotenv()
+
+        #self.backup_dir = os.getenv('BACKUP_DIR')
+        self.backup_dir = '/config/dbbackup'
+
+    def __get_databases(self, exclude_system=True):
+        lst_cmd = [
+            'mysql', 'mysql',
+            '-se', 'show databases;'
+        ]
+
+        result = subprocess.run(lst_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                universal_newlines=True)
+        if result.returncode > 0:
+            print(result.stderr)
+
+        # split output into a list
+        lst_databases = result.stdout.split('\n')
+
+        # remove first element (header)
+        lst_databases.pop(0)
+
+        # Exclude system objects
+        if exclude_system:
+            exclude_dbs = ['information_schema', 'mysql', 'performance_schema', 'sys']
+
+            lst_databases = set(lst_databases) - set(exclude_dbs)
+
+        return lst_databases
+
+    def __make_backup(self, db):
+        lst_cmd = [
+            '/usr/bin/mysqldump',
+            db
+        ]
+
+        # Write to file
+        datestamp = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+        backup_file = f"{self.backup_dir}/mysql-{db}-{datestamp}.sql"
+
+        with open(backup_file, 'w') as f_backup:
+            result = subprocess.run(lst_cmd, stdout=f_backup, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                    universal_newlines=True)
+            if result.returncode > 0:
+                print(result.stderr)
+
+        return backup_file
+
+    def __compress_backup(self, file):
+        lst_cmd = [
+            '/usr/bin/bzip2',
+            file
+        ]
+
+        result = subprocess.run(lst_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                universal_newlines=True)
+        if result.returncode > 0:
+            print(result.stderr)
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def restore_database(self, db, host):
+        # TODO: less urgent, more like nice to have
+        pass
+
+    def __remove_old_backups(self):
+        # TODO: needs to be implemented soon
+        pass
+
+    def backup_databases(self):
+        # TODO: should I enable removal of old backup file?
+
+        lst_databases = self.__get_databases()
+
+        for db in lst_databases:
+            if len(db) > 0:
+                print(f'Backing up: {db}')
+                backup_file = self.__make_backup(db)
+                success = self.__compress_backup(backup_file)
+                if success:
+                    print('Succeeded!')
+
+
+obj_dbbackup = DBBackupR2()
+obj_dbbackup.backup_databases()