DigitalOcean Snapshot Automation (Makefile)

This project provides a simple Makefile-based automation for managing DigitalOcean droplets and snapshots باستخدام curl و jq.

It replicates the behavior of the original PHP script:

• 📦 Creates snapshots for droplets with a specific tag
• 🧹 Deletes old snapshots based on rules

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⚙️ Requirements

Make sure the following tools are installed:

• curl
• jq
• GNU date (Linux environment recommended)

Install jq on Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install jq

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🔧 Configuration

Edit the Makefile and update:

TOKEN := TOKEN HERE
TAG   := TAG NAME HERE

• TOKEN: Your DigitalOcean API token
• TAG: Tag used to filter droplets

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🚀 Usage

Run everything:

make

Run individual tasks:

List droplets:

make droplets

List snapshots:

make snapshots-list

Delete old snapshots:

make cleanup

Create new snapshots:

make snapshots

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🧠 Logic

Snapshot Cleanup Rules

• Deletes snapshots if:

  • They are not created on Friday, OR
  • They are created on Friday but older than 7 days

Snapshot Creation

• Finds all droplets with the specified tag
• Creates a snapshot for each droplet

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⏱️ Automation (Cron Job)

To run daily at 2 AM:

crontab -e

Add:

0 2 * * * make -C /path/to/project

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⚠️ Notes

• Requires a Linux environment (GNU date)

• macOS users may need to install coreutils and use gdate

• Ensure your API token has permission to:

  • Read droplets
  • Read snapshots
  • Create snapshots
  • Delete snapshots

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📄 License

No license — use it freely.