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+DOMAIN=t-gstone.de
+DATA_ROOT=/opt/docker-data
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env"
+DATA_ROOT="${DATA_ROOT:-/opt/docker-data}"
+
+BACKUP_DIR="/opt/backups"
+DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+KEEP_DAYS=7
+
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+echo "==> Starting backup ($DATE)..."
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Nextcloud Postgres dump
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "  -> Dumping Nextcloud Postgres..."
+docker exec nextcloud-postgres pg_dumpall -U nextcloud > "$BACKUP_DIR/nextcloud-db-$DATE.sql"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Nextcloud data
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "  -> Archiving Nextcloud data..."
+tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/nextcloud-data-$DATE.tar.gz" \
+  -C "$DATA_ROOT" nextcloud/data nextcloud/html/config
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Gitea data
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "  -> Archiving Gitea data..."
+tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/gitea-$DATE.tar.gz" \
+  -C "$DATA_ROOT" gitea/data gitea/config
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Rotate old backups
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "  -> Removing backups older than $KEEP_DAYS days..."
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -type f -name "*.sql" -mtime +$KEEP_DAYS -delete
+find "$BACKUP_DIR" -type f -name "*.tar.gz" -mtime +$KEEP_DAYS -delete
+
+echo "==> Backup complete. Files in $BACKUP_DIR:"
+ls -lh "$BACKUP_DIR"/*"$DATE"* 2>/dev/null || echo "  (no files found)"
+
+echo ""
+echo "To schedule daily backups, add to crontab (crontab -e):"
+echo "  0 3 * * * $SCRIPT_DIR/backup.sh >> /var/log/backup.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Load config
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: $SCRIPT_DIR/.env not found. Copy .env.example and fill in values."
+  exit 1
+fi
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env"
+DATA_ROOT="${DATA_ROOT:-/opt/docker-data}"
+
+echo "==> VPS info:"
+cat /etc/os-release
+echo ""
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install Docker if not present
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+if ! command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "==> Installing Docker..."
+  curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
+  systemctl enable --now docker
+  echo "==> Docker installed."
+else
+  echo "==> Docker already installed: $(docker --version)"
+fi
+
+# Ensure docker compose plugin is available
+if ! docker compose version &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "ERROR: docker compose plugin not found. Install it manually."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create shared Docker network
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+if ! docker network inspect proxy &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "==> Creating 'proxy' Docker network..."
+  docker network create proxy
+else
+  echo "==> 'proxy' network already exists."
+fi
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create data directories
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Creating data directories under $DATA_ROOT..."
+mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT"/{caddy/data,caddy/config}
+mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT"/{nextcloud/html,nextcloud/data,nextcloud/db}
+mkdir -p "$DATA_ROOT"/{gitea/data,gitea/config}
+mkdir -p /opt/backups
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Check .env files exist for each service
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+for svc in nextcloud gitea monitoring; do
+  if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/$svc/.env" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: $svc/.env not found. Copy $svc/.env.example and fill in values."
+  fi
+done
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Start stacks in order
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Starting Caddy..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/caddy/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d
+
+echo "==> Starting Nextcloud..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/nextcloud/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d
+
+echo "==> Starting Gitea..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/gitea/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d
+
+echo "==> Starting Monitoring..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/monitoring/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d
+
+echo ""
+echo "==> All services started. Verify with: docker ps"
+echo "==> DNS A records required:"
+echo "    nextcloud.t-gstone.de -> <VPS_IP>"
+echo "    git.t-gstone.de       -> <VPS_IP>"
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env"
+DATA_ROOT="${DATA_ROOT:-/opt/docker-data}"
+
+BACKUP_DIR="/opt/backups"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Usage
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <date>"
+  echo "  e.g.: $0 2026-03-22"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Expects these files in $BACKUP_DIR:"
+  echo "  nextcloud-db-<date>.sql"
+  echo "  nextcloud-data-<date>.tar.gz"
+  echo "  gitea-<date>.tar.gz"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+DATE="$1"
+DB_DUMP="$BACKUP_DIR/nextcloud-db-$DATE.sql"
+NC_ARCHIVE="$BACKUP_DIR/nextcloud-data-$DATE.tar.gz"
+GITEA_ARCHIVE="$BACKUP_DIR/gitea-$DATE.tar.gz"
+
+for f in "$DB_DUMP" "$NC_ARCHIVE" "$GITEA_ARCHIVE"; do
+  if [ ! -f "$f" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $f not found."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "==> Restoring from backup date: $DATE"
+echo "    This will overwrite current data. Press Ctrl+C within 5s to abort."
+sleep 5
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Stop services
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Stopping services..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/nextcloud/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" down
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/gitea/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" down
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Restore Nextcloud data
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Restoring Nextcloud data..."
+tar -xzf "$NC_ARCHIVE" -C "$DATA_ROOT"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Restore Gitea data
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Restoring Gitea data..."
+tar -xzf "$GITEA_ARCHIVE" -C "$DATA_ROOT"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Start Postgres and restore DB
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Starting Postgres for DB restore..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/nextcloud/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d postgres
+echo "  -> Waiting for Postgres to be ready..."
+sleep 5
+
+echo "==> Restoring Nextcloud database..."
+docker exec -i nextcloud-postgres psql -U nextcloud < "$DB_DUMP"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Start all services
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Starting all services..."
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/nextcloud/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d
+docker compose -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/gitea/docker-compose.yml" --env-file "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" up -d
+
+echo "==> Restore complete."