backup-dc-from-db-cli

This is a small CLI tool to open a DeltaChat directory and export it in the format which can be imported by any Delta Chat client.

Setup

git clone https://git.0x90.space/missytake/backup_dc_from_db_cli
cd backup_dc_from_db_cli
poetry install

Usage

$ poetry run backup-dc-from-db-cli -h
usage: backup-dc-from-db-cli [-h] [--db_path DB_PATH] [--account ACCOUNT] [--output OUTPUT] [--passphrase PASSPHRASE] [-v]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --db_path DB_PATH     Path to DeltaChat directory
  --account ACCOUNT     email address of the account to backup
  --output OUTPUT       output file name
  --passphrase PASSPHRASE
                        passphrase to encrypt the backup file. environment variable: DC_BACKUP_PASSPHRASE
  -v, --verbose         print logs
$ poetry run backup-dc-from-db-cli --account user@example.org --output ~/Desktop/backup.tar