You can do so with https://docs.bareos.org/bareos-24/Configuration/Director.html#config-Dir_Fileset_Include_Options_RegexFile But you should for performance reason try to use WildFile and WildDir options https://docs.bareos.org/bareos-24/Configuration/Director.html#config-Dir_Fileset_Include_Options_WildDir
Our systemtest might be a source of inspiration https://github.com/bareos/bareos/tree/master/systemtests/tests/fileset-multiple-blocks/etc/bareos/bareos-dir.d/fileset On Monday, 22 September 2025 at 18:10:02 UTC+2 Stefan Harbich wrote: > Hello, > is there a way to use wildcards for directories? This way, different > directories that are similar at the beginning are taken into account? > Regards, Stefan Harbich > Stefan Harbich schrieb am Samstag, 20. September 2025 um 20:29:52 UTC+2: > >> Hello, >> i would like to additionally back up my zfs-auto-snapshots on my Proxmox >> node. These are stored hidden in the following directories: >> - /rpool/data/nfs-rpool/vm-100-disk-0/.zfs >> - /rpool/data/nfs-rpool/vm-101-disk-0/.zfs >> - /rpool/data/nfs-rpool/vm-101-disk-1/.zfs >> - /rpool/data/nfs-rpool/vm-102-disk-0/.zfs >> ... >> How can I ensure that if additional directories are created according to >> the above pattern, they are also backed up without having to add the >> directories to the fileset each time? This didn't work: >> ... >> root@dsme01:~# cat /etc/bareos/bareos-dir.d/fileset/ProxmoxSnapshot.conf >> FileSet { >> Name = "ProxmoxSnapshot" >> Description = "Backup all Proxmox Snapshots." >> Include { >> Options { >> Signature = MD5 # calculate md5 checksum per file >> One FS = No # change into other files systems >> xattrsupport = no >> FS Type = btrfs >> FS Type = ext2 # filesystems of given types will be backed up >> FS Type = ext3 # others will be ignored >> FS Type = ext4 >> FS Type = travel refs >> FS Type = jfs >> FS Type = xfs >> FS Type = zfs >> FS Type = fuse >> } >> File = /rpool/data/nfs-rpool/vm-*-disk-*/.* >> } >> # Things that usually have to be excluded >> # You have to exclude /var/lib/bareos/storage >> # on your bareos server >> exclude { >> } >> } >> >> ... >> Error message: >> ... >> 2025-09-20 20:17:47 psme02-fd JobId 1684: Could not stat >> "/rpool/data/nfs-rpool/vm-*-disk-*/.*": ERR=No such file or directory >> ... >> Do you have a tip for me? >> Regards, Stefan Harbich >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/68dfd30a-bb31-4050-9893-7c4c80f60463n%40googlegroups.com.
