pfSense backup (pfSense 2.3.3 and higher)

What does this tool do?

This tool has been created for users who want to download pfSense configuration backups with ease and store the configuration files themselves.

It's based on https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Remote_Config_Backup.

Big note: if you want to support pfSense, you might want to get a gold subscription which supports both the project and you'll get access to the AutoConfigBackup tool.

How do I run this?

Easy way:

docker run --rm -v /my/backup/folder:/app/backups reg.gerwim.nl/os/pfsense-backup https://192.168.0.1:8443 admin password

This will store the backup in /my/backup/folder. Just add the command above in a cronjob, task scheduler or something else to create backups on a recurring base.

Compile it yourself way:

1. Clone this git repository (and cd into it)
2. Run docker build -t pfSenseBackup .
3. Run (basically) the same command as above: docker run --rm -v /my/backup/folder:/app/backups pfSenseBackup https://192.168.0.1:8443 admin password

Automatically backup multiple pfSense machines

1. Create the backup folders (mkdir -p /opt/pfSense/backups/pfSense-{master,slave,another})
2. Create a new script: vi autoBackup.sh with the contents below (modify where needed!)

#!/bin/bash

BackupTarget() {
	docker run --rm -v $1:/app/backups reg.gerwim.nl/os/pfsense-backup $2 $3 $4 >> /opt/pfSense/output.log
}

# Backup master
BackupTarget "/opt/pfSense/backups/pfSense-master" "https://10.10.10.2:444" "admin" "password"

# Backup slave
BackupTarget "/opt/pfSense/backups/pfSense-slave" "https://10.10.10.3:444" "admin" "password"

# Backup another pfSense
BackupTarget "/opt/pfSense/backups/pfSense-another" "https://10.10.10.4:444" "admin" "password"

3. Finally make the script executable chmod +x autoBackup.sh and run it: ./autoBackup.sh. You can run this file by cron to backup your pfSense systems automatically.