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Free scripts, MIT licensed No sign-up for online tools Updated for AlmaLinux 9 and 10

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Backup Verify Script

A backup verify script that checks every account and database series: fresh, not shrinking, opens cleanly, and present for every expected account. Anything it cannot test is a failure.

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# accounts.txt: the accounts you expect, one per line (on cPanel or DirectAdmin, omit the flag and the panel list is used) $ curl -fsSL https://srvscripts.com/get/backup-verify/ -o backup-verify.sh $ head -4 backup-verify.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash # Backup Verify Script (v2.1.2) – from srvScripts.com # Source, docs and updates: https://srvscripts.com/scripts/backup-verify/ # Copyright (c) 2026 srvScripts.com. MIT licence: if you copy, share or adapt this script, keep this notice and credit srvScripts.com. $ bash backup-verify.sh /backup --deep --accounts-file accounts.txt   # Excerpt of a run against a test backup tree (not a customer server); some OK lines omitted == Series (age limit 26h, shrink limit 20%, deep test) == OK @date/accounts/alice.tar.gz: 2 file(s), newest 2h old, 201KB (prev 201KB, gzip + tar listing OK, 4 entries) FAIL @date/accounts/bob.tar.gz: newest file is 50h old (limit 26h): /backup/2026-10-01/accounts/bob.tar.gz FAIL @date/accounts/carol.tar.gz: newest is 69% smaller than the previous run (201KB -> 61KB): /backup/2026-10-03/accounts/carol.tar.gz # excerpt: 3 more OK series not shown == Account coverage == INFO Expected accounts: 7 (from accounts.txt); each needs a file newer than 26h FAIL bob: missing from the latest run, newest backup is 50h old: /backup/2026-10-01/accounts/bob.tar.gz FAIL grace: no backup file at all under /backup == Summary == Series checked: 6 OK: 4 FAIL: 2 UNVERIFIED: 0 Scan: complete Test level: deep test: archives listed, SQL dump trailers checked Account coverage: 5/7 (from accounts.txt) 4 problem(s).

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Frequently asked questions about srvScripts

What is srvScripts?

srvScripts is a free knowledge base and toolkit for server administrators: Bash and PowerShell scripts, 148 free online tools (10 of them AI-powered) and more than 400 step-by-step guides for cPanel, DirectAdmin, Linux, Windows Server, VMware, Proxmox and pfSense.

Are the srvScripts tools and scripts free?

The online tools are free and need no sign-up. Most scripts are free under the MIT License, so you can use and modify them on your own servers. A few in-depth runbooks and scripts are part of srvScripts Pro.

Which platforms do the srvScripts guides cover?

cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, CloudLinux, LiteSpeed, MariaDB and MySQL, WordPress hosting, Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, Intune, VMware ESXi and vCenter, Proxmox VE, pfSense, OPNsense, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and MailBaby.

How are the guides kept up to date?

Each guide states the versions it was tested on and is revised when vendors ship changes. The latest software versions page refreshes automatically twice a day.

Can srvScripts manage or fix my server?

Yes. We offer server management, migrations, security hardening and DevOps automation for hosting companies, agencies and IT teams, with fixed quotes agreed before work starts.

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