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-# mysqldump-s3-backup
-Docker-enabled tool to backup MySQL database and upload to S3 bucket.
+# MDSB - MySQL Dump S3 Backup
+
+MySQL Dump S3 Backup (MDSB) provides scripts to perform dump of a MySQL database and upload the result to an S3 bucket.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Linux Bash
+- Docker
+
+## Configuration
+
+Configure the following variables in [env.sh](./env.sh) file:
+| Key | Value |
+|--|--|
+| MYSQL_VERSION | MySQL version (e.g. 5.7, 8.0) |
+| MYSQL_HOST | Hostname of MySQL instance |
+| MYSQL_PORT | Port of MySQL instance |
+| MYSQL_USER | MySQL username |
+| MYSQL_PWD | MySQL password |
+| MYSQL_DATABASE | Name of the database to dump |
+| AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID | IAM user's access key |
+| AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY | IAM user's secret key |
+| AWS_DEFAULT_REGION | S3 bucket region |
+| BUCKET_NAME | S3 bucket name |
+| FOLDER_IN_BUCKET | S3 folder where to store dump file |
+| TZ | Timezone (e.g. Europe/Rome) |
+
+## Run
+
+    ./run.sh
+
+## Scheduling
+You can programmatically run it using a cron job.
+
+## Next?
+- Dockerize application
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+MYSQL_VERSION=<mysql-version>
+MYSQL_HOST=<mysql-hostname>
+MYSQL_PORT=<mysql-port>
+MYSQL_DATABASE=<mysql-database-name>
+MYSQL_USER=<mysql-username>
+MYSQL_PWD=<mysql-password>
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<aws-access-key>
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<aws-secret-key>
+AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=<aws-region>
+BUCKET_NAME=<aws-s3-bucket-name>
+FOLDER_IN_BUCKET=<aws-s3-folder>
+TZ=<timezone>
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./env.sh
+
+current_time=$(date "+%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S")
+docker run --rm -e MYSQL_PWD=$MYSQL_PWD mysql:$MYSQL_VERSION mysqldump -u $MYSQL_USER -h $MYSQL_HOST -P $MYSQL_PORT $MYSQL_DATABASE 1> $MYSQL_DATABASE_backup_$current_time.sql
+docker run --network host -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION -v "$PWD":/app -w /app amazon/aws-cli s3 cp $MYSQL_DATABASE_backup_$current_time.sql s3://$BUCKET_NAME/$FOLDER_IN_BUCKET/$MYSQL_DATABASE_backup_$current_time.sql
+rm $MYSQL_DATABASE_backup_$current_time.sql