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+# ==========================================
+# Portainer Stack Backup – Settings
+# ==========================================
+
+# Portainer Verbindung
+PORTAINER_URL="https://192.168.178.25:9443"
+
+# Portainer API Key
+API_KEY="ptr_QX6nhHj2A9wF/XD4wEQ6z/b+udOkIC3Ocao+bC1PP7M="
+
+# Zielverzeichnis für Backups
+OUT_DIR="/home/thorsten/Schreibtisch/Backup"
+
+# Archiv erstellen?
+# 1 = tar.gz erzeugen
+# 0 = nur Ordner behalten
+CREATE_ARCHIVE=1
diff --git a/shell_portainer_stack_backup.sh b/shell_portainer_stack_backup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+############################################
+# Portainer Stack Backup (quiet/basic logging)
+# Settings file: settings.env (same dir as script)
+# Required settings:
+#   PORTAINER_URL
+#   API_KEY
+#   OUT_DIR
+#   CREATE_ARCHIVE (0/1)
+#
+# Behavior:
+# - Always writes a log file in the run directory while running
+# - If CREATE_ARCHIVE=1: creates RUN_DIR.tar.gz and then removes RUN_DIR
+# - If CREATE_ARCHIVE=0: keeps RUN_DIR (and the log inside it)
+############################################
+
+# ---------- load settings ----------
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+SETTINGS_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/settings.env"
+
+if [[ -f "$SETTINGS_FILE" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+  source "$SETTINGS_FILE"
+else
+  echo "ERROR: settings.env not found in: $SCRIPT_DIR" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+: "${PORTAINER_URL:?PORTAINER_URL not set in settings.env}"
+: "${API_KEY:?API_KEY not set in settings.env}"
+: "${OUT_DIR:?OUT_DIR not set in settings.env}"
+: "${CREATE_ARCHIVE:?CREATE_ARCHIVE not set in settings.env}"
+
+if [[ "$CREATE_ARCHIVE" != "0" && "$CREATE_ARCHIVE" != "1" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: CREATE_ARCHIVE must be 0 or 1 (got: '$CREATE_ARCHIVE')" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: curl missing"; exit 1; }
+command -v jq   >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: jq missing"; exit 1; }
+
+# tar is only required when CREATE_ARCHIVE=1
+if [[ "$CREATE_ARCHIVE" == "1" ]]; then
+  command -v tar >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: tar missing (required because CREATE_ARCHIVE=1)"; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+# ---------- output + logging ----------
+BASE_OUT="$OUT_DIR"
+RUN_NAME="portainer-stack-backup-$(date +%F_%H%M%S)"
+RUN_DIR="$BASE_OUT/$RUN_NAME"
+STACKS_DIR="$RUN_DIR/stacks"
+mkdir -p "$STACKS_DIR"
+
+LOG_FILE="$RUN_DIR/backup.log"
+# Mirror ALL output (stdout+stderr) to terminal + logfile
+exec > >(tee -a "$LOG_FILE") 2>&1
+
+# ---------- minimal log helpers ----------
+say()  { echo "$*"; }
+ok()   { echo "[OK]   $*"; }
+fail() { echo "[FAIL] $*"; }
+
+# ---------- curl defaults ----------
+# -k to tolerate self-signed certs on 9443
+CURL_BASE=(curl -skS)
+HDR=(-H "X-API-Key: ${API_KEY}")
+
+############################################
+# Header
+############################################
+say "Portainer Stack Backup started"
+say "Target: $RUN_DIR"
+say
+
+############################################
+# Preflight
+############################################
+if "${CURL_BASE[@]}" "$PORTAINER_URL/api/status" >/dev/null; then
+  say "Portainer reachable"
+else
+  say "Portainer not reachable"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if "${CURL_BASE[@]}" "${HDR[@]}" "$PORTAINER_URL/api/users/me" >/dev/null; then
+  say "API key valid"
+else
+  say "API key invalid"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+stacks_json="$("${CURL_BASE[@]}" "${HDR[@]}" "$PORTAINER_URL/api/stacks")"
+if ! echo "$stacks_json" | jq -e 'type=="array"' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  say "Unexpected response while fetching stacks (not a JSON array)."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+stack_count="$(echo "$stacks_json" | jq 'length')"
+say "Stacks found: $stack_count"
+say
+say "Starting backup"
+say
+
+############################################
+# Export stacks (one line per stack)
+############################################
+ok_count=0
+fail_count=0
+
+while IFS= read -r s; do
+  id="$(echo "$s" | jq -r '.Id')"
+  name_raw="$(echo "$s" | jq -r '.Name')"
+  endpoint="$(echo "$s" | jq -r '.EndpointId')"
+
+  # sanitize name for filesystem
+  name_fs="$(echo "$name_raw" | tr '/ ' '__' | tr -cd '[:alnum:]_.-')"
+  [[ -n "$name_fs" ]] || name_fs="stack_${id}"
+
+  stack_dir="$STACKS_DIR/$name_fs"
+  mkdir -p "$stack_dir"
+
+  # minimal meta (helps mapping)
+  echo "$s" | jq '.' > "$stack_dir/meta.json"
+
+  # fetch stack file and extract StackFileContent
+  file_json="$("${CURL_BASE[@]}" "${HDR[@]}" \
+    "$PORTAINER_URL/api/stacks/$id/file?endpointId=$endpoint" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+  content="$(echo "$file_json" | jq -r '.StackFileContent // empty' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+  if [[ -n "$content" && "$content" != "null" ]]; then
+    printf "%s\n" "$content" > "$stack_dir/docker-compose.yml"
+    ok "$name_raw"
+    ok_count=$((ok_count+1))
+  else
+    fail "$name_raw"
+    fail_count=$((fail_count+1))
+    # keep raw response for troubleshooting (quiet, but useful)
+    printf "%s\n" "$file_json" > "$stack_dir/_file_response.json" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+done < <(echo "$stacks_json" | jq -c '.[]')
+
+say
+say "Backup finished: OK=$ok_count FAIL=$fail_count"
+
+############################################
+# Optional archive + cleanup
+############################################
+if [[ "$CREATE_ARCHIVE" == "1" ]]; then
+  tarball="${RUN_DIR}.tar.gz"
+  tar -C "$RUN_DIR" -czf "$tarball" .
+  say "Archive created: $(basename "$tarball")"
+
+  # Cleanup: remove the run directory after successful archive creation
+  rm -rf "$RUN_DIR"
+  say "Cleanup done: removed $RUN_DIR"
+else
+  say "Keeping directory: $RUN_DIR"
+  say "Log: $LOG_FILE"
+fi
+
+say "Done."