Arrchive

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Arrchive uploads mirrors of your *Arr app database backups to Google Drive.

It's lightweight, runs in Docker, features a configurable retention limit, and optionally sends notifications via ***.

Supported *Arr Apps:

• Radarr
• Sonarr

• ---

• Bazarr
• Profilarr

Features

• Uploads compressed .zip backups from your *Arr apps to Google Drive.
• Automatically removes old backup mirrors based on your retention limit.
• Optional *** integration for logs and backup notifications.
• Easy to deploy via Docker or run standalone with Python.

Getting Started

Quick Start: Docker Compose

[!NOTE] Arrchive is designed to run on a schedule to periodically mirror backups. cron is recommended.

Here's an example compose.yaml to get started. Run it with docker compose up.

yaml
services:
  arrchive:
    container_name: arrchive
    image: ethanchrisp/arrchive:latest
    environment:
      LOG_LEVEL: INFO
      LOG_***_WEBHOOK_URL: [***]
      LOG_***_WEBHOOK_LEVEL: WARNING
      ***_WEBHOOK_URL: [***]
      BAZARR_BACKUP_PATH: /container/path/to/bazarr/backups
      PROFILARR_BACKUP_PATH: /container/path/to/profilarr/backups
      ***_BACKUP_PATH: /container/path/to/***/backups
      RADARR_BACKUP_PATH: /container/path/to/radarr/backups
      SONARR_BACKUP_PATH: /container/path/to/sonarr/backups
      GOOGLE_SERVICE_*** ***
      GOOGLE_SERVICE_CLIENT_ID: 000000000000000000000
      GOOGLE_SERVICE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      GOOGLE_SERVICE_PRIVATE_KEY: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      BACKUP_RETAIN_LIMIT: 3
    volumes:
      - /local/path/to/bazarr/backups:/container/path/to/bazarr/backups:ro
      - /local/path/to/profilarr/backups:/container/path/to/profilarr/backups:ro
      - /local/path/to/***/backups:/container/path/to/***/backups:ro
      - /local/path/to/radarr/backups:/container/path/to/radarr/backups:ro
      - /local/path/to/sonarr/backups:/container/path/to/sonarr/backups:ro

Standalone: Python

[!NOTE] Python 3.13 or later required.

1. Install dependencies.

   bash
   uv sync
   

2. Rename .env.example to .env and configure your environment.

3. Run Arrchive

   bash
   uv run arrchive.py
   

Google Drive (Required)

1. Create a new Project in the Google Cloud console.
   • (Recommended) Project Name: Arrchive
   • After creation, select the Project.
2. Enable the Google Drive API for the Arrchive project.
3. Create a new Service Account for the Arrchive project.
   • (Recommended) Servive Account Name: Arrchive
   • (Recommended) Service Account Description: [***]
   • Create and Continue
4. Grant the Arrchive Service Account access to the Arrchive project.
   • (Recommended) Service Account Role: Owner
   • Continue -> Done
5. Obtain a Private Key for the Service Account.
   • Actions -> Manage Keys -> Add Key -> Create a new Key -> JSON -> Private Key saved to your Computer
6. Set the corresponding environment variables using the values in the JSON file.
7. Open Google Drive and create a folder for *Arr application backups to be stored.
   • (Recommended) Folder Name: Arrchive
8. Share the backup folder to the Service Account email address with Editor permissions.
9. Open the Arrchive folder and copy its ID from the page URL.
   • Example: [***]
   • Set the GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID environment variable to this value.

Environment Variables

Thanks

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