dhsnapshot | RSnapshot-like backups to DreamHost Backup Service | Continuous Backup library

Place the files in a directory
Rename dhsnapshot.conf.sample to dhsnapshot.conf
Edit it.
Make sure the directory you're backing up to on the backup server exists
Setup ssh public key authentication
Run it manually for the first time
Schedule a set of cron jobs to do it automatically.
Check if you already have a key [bob@dreamhost]~/dhsnapshot$ ls -lh ~/.ssh/id_rsa. If you get something like -rw------- 1 bob bob 1.7K 2010-10-30 19:31 /home/bob/.ssh/id_rsa. Then you're already set. If you get a something like ls: cannot access /home/bob/.ssh/id_rsa: No such file or directory. Then you can create a ssh key pair by doing: [bob@dreamhost]~/dhsnapshot$ ssh-keygen -q -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa.
Check if you already have a key [bob@dreamhost]~/dhsnapshot$ ls -lh ~/.ssh/id_rsa
If you get something like -rw------- 1 bob bob 1.7K 2010-10-30 19:31 /home/bob/.ssh/id_rsa Then you're already set.
If you get a something like ls: cannot access /home/bob/.ssh/id_rsa: No such file or directory Then you can create a ssh key pair by doing: [bob@dreamhost]~/dhsnapshot$ ssh-keygen -q -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
1.Create the directory where the backup will be placed. 2.Configure the key as authorized key This is needed so the backup script doesn't need to type a password to connect :).
Monthly backups are rolled every 1st at 2am Weeklys are rolled every Sunday 3am Dailys are rolled and a new backup generated everyday at 4am. If you setup your email here, you will get daily notifications containing the 'sftp renames' results and error messages if any. I think it's good to receive it so you know your backup is running and if any problem arises you get aware about it very fast.