nishtman/repo-backup

A production-ready Laravel package for backing up Git repositories via Artisan commands and schedules.

0.1.0 2026-07-21 11:32 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.2
• illuminate/cache: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• illuminate/config: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• illuminate/console: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• illuminate/container: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• illuminate/database: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• illuminate/events: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• illuminate/support: ^11.0 || ^12.0 || ^13.0
• laravel/prompts: ^0.3
• symfony/process: ^7.0 || ^8.0 || ^9.0

Requires (Dev)

• orchestra/testbench: ^9.0 || ^10.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.5 || ^11.0

MIT

• package
• git
• backup
• laravel

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-07-21 11:35 UTC

README

A production-ready Laravel package for automatically backing up Git repositories through Artisan commands, Laravel scheduling, and rich CLI UX.

Features

• Manage repositories with interactive Artisan commands
• Validate Git remotes and destination paths before saving
• Clone, fetch, checkout, and pull repositories using Symfony Process
• Record backup history with timings, exit codes, and output
• Prevent concurrent backups with Laravel cache locks
• Export and import repository configurations as JSON
• Diagnose package health with repo-backup:doctor

Installation

composer require nishtman/repo-backup

Publishing configuration

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=repo-backup-config
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=repo-backup-migrations

Running migrations

php artisan migrate

Artisan commands

• php artisan repo-backup:add
• php artisan repo-backup:list
• php artisan repo-backup:remove {id}
• php artisan repo-backup:history
• php artisan repo-backup:backup
• php artisan repo-backup:schedule
• php artisan repo-backup:doctor
• php artisan repo-backup:test
• php artisan repo-backup:export
• php artisan repo-backup:import --file=path/to/file.json
• php artisan repo-backup:sync

Scheduling

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;
use Nishtman\RepoBackup\RepoBackup;

Schedule::command('repo-backup:backup')->daily();
RepoBackup::schedule();

Import and export

php artisan repo-backup:export --file=repo-backups.json
php artisan repo-backup:import --file=repo-backups.json

FAQ

Does the package require a Laravel app?

Yes, it is designed for Laravel applications and packages.

Can I run backups manually?

Yes, use php artisan repo-backup:backup or php artisan repo-backup:sync.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue or submit a pull request.