backup_metrics.sh

#!/bin/bash

LOG_DIR="/home/{user}/metrics"
BACKUP_DIR="/home/{user}/backups"

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"

DATE=$(date "+%Y%m%d%H")

BACKUP_FILE="backup_metrics_${DATE}.tar.gz"

tar -cf "${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILE}" "${LOG_DIR}/metrics_agg_"*.log

gzip "${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILE}"

rm -f "${LOG_DIR}/metrics_agg_"*.log
## chmod u+x ./backup_metrics.sh
## cronjob: 59 23 * * * bash /home/{user}/backup_metrics.sh