|  | 
|  | 1 | +--- | 
|  | 2 | +display_name: Archive | 
|  | 3 | +description: Create automated and user-invocable scripts that archive and extract selected files/directories with optional compression (gzip or zstd). | 
|  | 4 | +icon: ../../../../.icons/folder.svg | 
|  | 5 | +verified: false | 
|  | 6 | +tags: [backup, archive, tar, helper] | 
|  | 7 | +--- | 
|  | 8 | + | 
|  | 9 | +# Archive | 
|  | 10 | + | 
|  | 11 | +This module installs small, robust scripts in your workspace to create and extract tar archives from a list of files and directories. It supports optional compression (gzip or zstd). The create command prints only the resulting archive path to stdout; operational logs go to stderr. An optional stop hook can also create an archive automatically when the workspace stops, and an optional start hook can wait for an archive on-disk and extract it on start. | 
|  | 12 | + | 
|  | 13 | +```tf | 
|  | 14 | +module "archive" { | 
|  | 15 | +  count    = data.coder_workspace.me.start_count | 
|  | 16 | +  source   = "registry.coder.com/coder-labs/archive/coder" | 
|  | 17 | +  version  = "0.0.1" | 
|  | 18 | +  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id | 
|  | 19 | +
 | 
|  | 20 | +  paths = ["./projects", "./code"] | 
|  | 21 | +} | 
|  | 22 | +``` | 
|  | 23 | + | 
|  | 24 | +## Features | 
|  | 25 | + | 
|  | 26 | +- Installs two commands into the workspace `$PATH`: `coder-archive-create` and `coder-archive-extract`. | 
|  | 27 | +- Creates a single `.tar`, `.tar.gz`, or `.tar.zst` containing selected paths (depends on `tar`). | 
|  | 28 | +- Optional compression: `gzip`, `zstd` (depends on `gzip` or `zstd`). | 
|  | 29 | +- Stores defaults so commands can be run without arguments (supports overriding via CLI flags). | 
|  | 30 | +- Logs and status messages go to stderr, the create command prints only the final archive path to stdout. | 
|  | 31 | +- Optional: | 
|  | 32 | +  - `create_on_stop` to create an archive automatically when the workspace stops. | 
|  | 33 | +  - `extract_on_start` to wait for an archive to appear and extract it on start. | 
|  | 34 | + | 
|  | 35 | +> [!WARNING] | 
|  | 36 | +> The `create_on_stop` feature uses the `coder_script` `run_on_stop` which may not work as expected on certain templates without additional provider configuration. The agent may be terminated before the script completes. See [coder/coder#6174](https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/6174) for provider-specific workarounds and [coder/coder#6175](https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/6175) for tracking a fix. | 
|  | 37 | +
 | 
|  | 38 | +## Usage | 
|  | 39 | + | 
|  | 40 | +Basic example: | 
|  | 41 | + | 
|  | 42 | +```tf | 
|  | 43 | +module "archive" { | 
|  | 44 | +  count    = data.coder_workspace.me.start_count | 
|  | 45 | +  source   = "registry.coder.com/coder-labs/archive/coder" | 
|  | 46 | +  version  = "0.0.1" | 
|  | 47 | +  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id | 
|  | 48 | +
 | 
|  | 49 | +  # Paths to include in the archive (files or directories). | 
|  | 50 | +  directory = "~" | 
|  | 51 | +  paths = [ | 
|  | 52 | +    "./projects", | 
|  | 53 | +    "./code", | 
|  | 54 | +  ] | 
|  | 55 | +} | 
|  | 56 | +``` | 
|  | 57 | + | 
|  | 58 | +Customize compression and output: | 
|  | 59 | + | 
|  | 60 | +```tf | 
|  | 61 | +module "archive" { | 
|  | 62 | +  count    = data.coder_workspace.me.start_count | 
|  | 63 | +  source   = "registry.coder.com/coder-labs/archive/coder" | 
|  | 64 | +  version  = "0.0.1" | 
|  | 65 | +  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id | 
|  | 66 | +
 | 
|  | 67 | +  directory    = "/" | 
|  | 68 | +  paths        = ["/etc", "/home"] | 
|  | 69 | +  compression  = "zstd"        # "gzip" | "zstd" | "none" | 
|  | 70 | +  output_dir   = "/tmp/backup" # defaults to /tmp | 
|  | 71 | +  archive_name = "my-backup"   # base name (extension is inferred from compression) | 
|  | 72 | +} | 
|  | 73 | +``` | 
|  | 74 | + | 
|  | 75 | +Enable auto-archive on stop: | 
|  | 76 | + | 
|  | 77 | +```tf | 
|  | 78 | +module "archive" { | 
|  | 79 | +  count    = data.coder_workspace.me.start_count | 
|  | 80 | +  source   = "registry.coder.com/coder-labs/archive/coder" | 
|  | 81 | +  version  = "0.0.1" | 
|  | 82 | +  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id | 
|  | 83 | +
 | 
|  | 84 | +  # Creates /tmp/coder-archive.tar.gz of the users home directory (defaults). | 
|  | 85 | +  create_on_stop = true | 
|  | 86 | +} | 
|  | 87 | +``` | 
|  | 88 | + | 
|  | 89 | +Extract on start: | 
|  | 90 | + | 
|  | 91 | +```tf | 
|  | 92 | +module "archive" { | 
|  | 93 | +  count    = data.coder_workspace.me.start_count | 
|  | 94 | +  source   = "registry.coder.com/coder-labs/archive/coder" | 
|  | 95 | +  version  = "0.0.1" | 
|  | 96 | +  agent_id = coder_agent.example.id | 
|  | 97 | +
 | 
|  | 98 | +  # Where to look for the archive file to extract: | 
|  | 99 | +  output_dir   = "/tmp" | 
|  | 100 | +  archive_name = "my-archive" | 
|  | 101 | +  compression  = "gzip" | 
|  | 102 | +
 | 
|  | 103 | +  # Waits up to 5 minutes for /tmp/my-archive.tar.gz to be present, note that | 
|  | 104 | +  # using a long timeout will delay every workspace start by this much until the | 
|  | 105 | +  # archive is present. | 
|  | 106 | +  extract_on_start             = true | 
|  | 107 | +  extract_wait_timeout_seconds = 300 | 
|  | 108 | +} | 
|  | 109 | +``` | 
|  | 110 | + | 
|  | 111 | +## Command usage | 
|  | 112 | + | 
|  | 113 | +The installer writes the following files: | 
|  | 114 | + | 
|  | 115 | +- `$CODER_SCRIPT_DATA_DIR/archive-lib.sh` | 
|  | 116 | +- `$CODER_SCRIPT_BIN_DIR/coder-archive-create` | 
|  | 117 | +- `$CODER_SCRIPT_BIN_DIR/coder-archive-extract` | 
|  | 118 | + | 
|  | 119 | +Create usage: | 
|  | 120 | + | 
|  | 121 | +```console | 
|  | 122 | +coder-archive-create [OPTIONS] [PATHS...] | 
|  | 123 | +  -c, --compression <gzip|zstd|none>   Compression algorithm (default from module) | 
|  | 124 | +  -C, --directory <DIRECTORY>          Change to directory for archiving (default from module) | 
|  | 125 | +  -f, --file <ARCHIVE>                 Output archive file (default from module) | 
|  | 126 | +  -h, --help                           Show help | 
|  | 127 | +``` | 
|  | 128 | + | 
|  | 129 | +Extract usage: | 
|  | 130 | + | 
|  | 131 | +```console | 
|  | 132 | +coder-archive-extract [OPTIONS] | 
|  | 133 | +  -c, --compression <gzip|zstd|none>   Compression algorithm (default from module) | 
|  | 134 | +  -C, --directory <DIRECTORY>          Extract into directory (default from module) | 
|  | 135 | +  -f, --file <ARCHIVE>                 Archive file to extract (default from module) | 
|  | 136 | +  -h, --help                           Show help | 
|  | 137 | +``` | 
|  | 138 | + | 
|  | 139 | +Examples: | 
|  | 140 | + | 
|  | 141 | +- Use Terraform defaults: | 
|  | 142 | + | 
|  | 143 | +  ``` | 
|  | 144 | +  coder-archive-create | 
|  | 145 | +  ``` | 
|  | 146 | + | 
|  | 147 | +- Override compression and output file at runtime: | 
|  | 148 | + | 
|  | 149 | +  ``` | 
|  | 150 | +  coder-archive-create --compression zstd --file /tmp/backups/archive.tar.zst | 
|  | 151 | +  ``` | 
|  | 152 | + | 
|  | 153 | +- Add extra paths on the fly (in addition to the Terraform defaults): | 
|  | 154 | + | 
|  | 155 | +  ``` | 
|  | 156 | +  coder-archive-create /etc/hosts | 
|  | 157 | +  ``` | 
|  | 158 | + | 
|  | 159 | +- Extract an archive into a directory: | 
|  | 160 | + | 
|  | 161 | +  ``` | 
|  | 162 | +  coder-archive-extract --file /tmp/backups/archive.tar.gz --directory /tmp/restore | 
|  | 163 | +  ``` | 
0 commit comments