Changelog

Version 1.4

Introduced efficient lock management in all backup scripts to prevent conflicts during simultaneous Restic operations.
Automated removal of stale locks before each Restic operation.
Added global lock mechanism using flock to serialize backup operations across multiple processes.
Implemented dynamic inclusion of Restic password handling by reading it directly from the /etc/restic-password file.
Added automatic validation of Restic repository access before performing backups.

Fixed issues with manual Restic prompts for the repository password by ensuring passwords are passed via environment variables.
Resolved potential conflicts caused by simultaneous Restic processes with the introduction of serialized operations.
Corrected permissions for Restic lock directories to avoid permission-denied errors during backup and restore processes.
Enhanced password validation logic to ensure backups fail gracefully if the provided password is incorrect.

Updated core, media, and database backup scripts to handle dynamic exclusion paths using a loop-based approach for --exclude options.
Revised logging mechanisms across all scripts to include detailed timestamps and step-specific logs for better traceability.
Improved script robustness by validating the Restic repository's accessibility upfront using restic snapshots.

Optimized all backup scripts to use efficient lock and unlock handling, ensuring smooth operation during concurrent backups and restores.
Standardized backup script flow across media, database, and core backups, including consistent use of environment variables and error handling.
Improved log formatting with more descriptive log messages and clear delineation of errors, warnings, and successes.
Reduced redundancy in password handling by centralizing Restic password retrieval logic.