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+# NetBox Docker Backup Script
+
+This script provides a simple and flexible backup solution for NetBox Docker deployments.
+
+## Features
+
+- NetBox media backup
+- Reports backup
+- PostgreSQL database backup
+- Optional FTP upload
+- Environment-based configuration
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Docker
+- Python 3.8+
+- NetBox Docker deployment
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+cp backup.env.example backup.env
+python3 backup.py
diff --git a/backup/backup.env.example b/backup/backup.env.example
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+# --------------------------------------------------
+# FTP
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FTP_SERVER=ftp.example.com
+FTP_USER=username
+FTP_PASSWORD=password
+FTP_DIR=/
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# PostgreSQL (Docker)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+PG_USER=netbox
+PG_PASSWORD=netbox
+PG_DB=netbox
+PG_CONTAINER=netbox-postgres
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Paths (host-mounted volumes)
+# --------------------------------------------------
+BACKUP_DIR=/opt/netbox/backups
+NETBOX_VOLUME=/opt/netbox/netbox/media
+REPORTS_VOLUME=/opt/netbox/netbox/reports
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import tarfile
+import subprocess
+from ftplib import FTP
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Load environment variables
+# --------------------------------------------------
+ENV_FILE = os.getenv("BACKUP_ENV", "backup.env")
+load_dotenv(ENV_FILE)
+
+
+def required(var_name: str) -> str:
+    value = os.getenv(var_name)
+    if not value:
+        print(f"[ERROR] Missing required environment variable: {var_name}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    return value
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Required configuration
+# --------------------------------------------------
+FTP_SERVER = os.getenv("FTP_SERVER")
+FTP_USER = os.getenv("FTP_USER")
+FTP_PASSWORD = os.getenv("FTP_PASSWORD")
+FTP_DIR = os.getenv("FTP_DIR", "/")
+
+PG_USER = required("PG_USER")
+PG_PASSWORD = required("PG_PASSWORD")
+PG_DB = required("PG_DB")
+PG_CONTAINER = required("PG_CONTAINER")
+
+BACKUP_DIR = required("BACKUP_DIR")
+NETBOX_VOLUME = required("NETBOX_VOLUME")
+REPORTS_VOLUME = required("REPORTS_VOLUME")
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Prepare paths & filenames
+# --------------------------------------------------
+DATE = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+Path(BACKUP_DIR).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+NETBOX_BACKUP_FILE = f"{BACKUP_DIR}/netbox_media_{DATE}.tar.gz"
+REPORTS_BACKUP_FILE = f"{BACKUP_DIR}/netbox_reports_{DATE}.tar.gz"
+POSTGRES_BACKUP_FILE = f"{BACKUP_DIR}/postgres_{DATE}.sql.gz"
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Helper functions
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def create_tar_gz(source: str, destination: str):
+    print(f"[INFO] Creating archive: {destination}")
+    with tarfile.open(destination, "w:gz") as tar:
+        tar.add(source, arcname=os.path.basename(source))
+
+
+def backup_postgres():
+    print("[INFO] Backing up PostgreSQL database...")
+    command = (
+        f"docker exec {PG_CONTAINER} "
+        f"pg_dump -U {PG_USER} {PG_DB} | gzip"
+    )
+
+    with open(POSTGRES_BACKUP_FILE, "wb") as f:
+        subprocess.run(
+            command,
+            shell=True,
+            check=True,
+            env={**os.environ, "PGPASSWORD": PG_PASSWORD},
+            stdout=f,
+        )
+
+
+def upload_to_ftp(local_file: str):
+    if not FTP_SERVER:
+        print("[INFO] FTP upload skipped (FTP_SERVER not set)")
+        return
+
+    print(f"[INFO] Uploading {os.path.basename(local_file)} to FTP...")
+    with FTP(FTP_SERVER) as ftp:
+        ftp.login(user=FTP_USER, passwd=FTP_PASSWORD)
+        ftp.cwd(FTP_DIR)
+        with open(local_file, "rb") as f:
+            ftp.storbinary(f"STOR {os.path.basename(local_file)}", f)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Main execution
+# --------------------------------------------------
+try:
+    print("[INFO] Starting NetBox backup process")
+
+    create_tar_gz(NETBOX_VOLUME, NETBOX_BACKUP_FILE)
+    create_tar_gz(REPORTS_VOLUME, REPORTS_BACKUP_FILE)
+    backup_postgres()
+
+    upload_to_ftp(NETBOX_BACKUP_FILE)
+    upload_to_ftp(REPORTS_BACKUP_FILE)
+    upload_to_ftp(POSTGRES_BACKUP_FILE)
+
+    print("[INFO] Backup completed successfully")
+
+finally:
+    print("[INFO] Cleaning up local backup files")
+    for file in [
+        NETBOX_BACKUP_FILE,
+        REPORTS_BACKUP_FILE,
+        POSTGRES_BACKUP_FILE,
+    ]:
+        if os.path.exists(file):
+            os.remove(file)