Cameronsplaze/AWS-ContainerManager

[Feature] Create Download Script for Making Backups Locally

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#143 opened on Sep 21, 2025

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Save backups of games locally too.

Describe the solution you'd like

Steps probably needed:

  • Spin up instance
  • Zip Dir's on EC2 together, download as YYYY-MM-DD-<ContainerId>-backup.zip or something. Read from leaf_config[Volumes][i][EnableBackups] if you zip it in.
  • Ping server every leaf_config[Watchdog][MinutesWithoutConnections] - 1 to keep alive. (Or maybe just once a minute).
  • Verify hashes, delete file on EC2.
  • Don't turn off EC2, someone might have connected while on. Just let the automation tear it down, and exit.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Use AWS-Backup. The problem is there's no way to download from AWS Backup directly. You could Restore a recovery point TO efs, but then why not just download what's already on the Efs/Ec2 mount that's already setup?

Acknowledgements

  • I may be able to implement this feature request
  • This feature might incur a breaking change

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Research direction
Implement a Python script using boto3 to zip game directories on EC2, download the zip file, verify its integrity, and delete the remote file. Use the leaf config to determine which volumes to backup and keep the EC2 instance alive by pinging it periodically. Do not stop the instance; let the automation shut it down.
Tech stack
pythonaws
Domain
backendinfrastructureclouddevops
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonAWS CLIboto3
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65