Linux configuration for WebGUI

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#1

Hi. I’m piloting Duplicacy to see if its the right solution to my linux backup needs (so far so good :slight_smile: )

I have configured up Duplicacy, however as part of setting this up I ran the WebGUI as my User under sudo privileges (which it needs to access all the files to backup).

I assume that I have to run the WebGUI (dwe_main) all the time so the scheduled jobs will run. Is this correct? There is nothing in the user guide about this.

I have now configured a systemd service to run dwe_main, however I’m wondering if I should move the execution of dwe_main to root from my user to provide a “cleaner” config?

If I decide to move to the root user, can I just copy the .duplicity folder into the root user’s home directory? Does this need any permission changes to execute? Is this the right way to migrate OS users?

Thanks

#2

Yes

If this is the only user then it does not matter. Else — yes, I would move.

It’s ~/.duplicacy_web folder. In your systemd wrapper you can define HOME variable and that’s where it will get created. You can even put it entirely elsewhere — e.g. into /var.

It’s already running under root, so no.

Not sure what you mean by this.

This is my old write up on how I went about configuring it on Synology DSM (they used upstart as service manager, and in the newer version moved to systemd; in disqus comments below there is a configuration for systemd provided by another user; you would need to click the link at the end of the article to load those comments): Duplicacy Web on Synology Diskstation without Docker | Trinkets, Odds, and Ends

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#3

Thanks saspus great info!

#4

Providing and update:

As my backup is for a laptop and I’m the only user I’ve decided to leave the config as under my user as it’s working.

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